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#B04CD4

#b04cd4 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b04cd4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 29.8% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.98% cyan, 64.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 284.12°, with 61.26% saturation and 56.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1915

Complementary

  1. #b04cd4
  2. #70d44c

Split complementary

  1. #b04cd4
  2. #b4d44c
  3. #4cd46c

Analogous

  1. #6c4cd4
  2. #b04cd4
  3. #d44cb4

Triadic

  1. #b04cd4
  2. #d4b04c
  3. #4cd4b0

Tetradic

  1. #b04cd4
  2. #d44c70
  3. #70d44c
  4. #4cd4b0

Square

  1. #b04cd4
  2. #d46c4c
  3. #70d44c
  4. #4cb4d4

Monochromatic

  1. #571a6d
  2. #8829ab
  3. #b04cd4
  4. #cb8ae3
  5. #e6c7f2

Shades

#b04cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b04cd4
  2. #9e44bf
  3. #8d3daa
  4. #7b3594
  5. #6a2e7f
  6. #58266a
  7. #461e55
  8. #351740
  9. #230f2a
  10. #120815
  11. #000000

Tints

#b04cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b04cd4
  2. #b85ed8
  3. #c070dd
  4. #c882e1
  5. #d094e5
  6. #d8a6ea
  7. #dfb7ee
  8. #e7c9f2
  9. #efdbf6
  10. #f7edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b04cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b04cd4
  2. #ab51cc
  3. #a656c3
  4. #a25cbb
  5. #9d61b2
  6. #9866aa
  7. #936ba2
  8. #8e7099
  9. #8a7691
  10. #857b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #926aa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1573d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c7cd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae6589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7566d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #806cd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af5cac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b04cd4 {
  color: #b04cd4;
}
Background
.bg-b04cd4 {
  background-color: #b04cd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b04cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #b04cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b04cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 76 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 61% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b04cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b04cd4, #d44cb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b04cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 76 212 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.19 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.75 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.80 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.09 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.07 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.15 #4fb32b Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b04cd4  rgb(176, 76, 212)  hsl(284, 61%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#70d44c  rgb(112, 212, 76)  hsl(104, 61%, 56%)  Lime Green
#d4b04c  rgb(212, 176, 76)  hsl(44, 61%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#4cd4b0  rgb(76, 212, 176)  hsl(164, 61%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine