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#B140C9

#b140c9 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b140c9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 25.1% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.94% cyan, 68.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 289.49°, with 55.92% saturation and 51.96% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.24.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1723

Complementary

  1. #b140c9
  2. #58c940

Split complementary

  1. #b140c9
  2. #9cc940
  3. #40c96c

Analogous

  1. #6c40c9
  2. #b140c9
  3. #c9409c

Triadic

  1. #b140c9
  2. #c9b140
  3. #40c9b1

Tetradic

  1. #b140c9
  2. #c94058
  3. #58c940
  4. #40c9b1

Square

  1. #b140c9
  2. #c96c40
  3. #58c940
  4. #409cc9

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1957
  2. #802a93
  3. #b140c9
  4. #c97cda
  5. #e2b7eb

Shades

#b140c9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b140c9
  2. #9f3ab5
  3. #8e33a1
  4. #7c2d8d
  5. #6a2679
  6. #592065
  7. #471a50
  8. #35133c
  9. #230d28
  10. #120614
  11. #000000

Tints

#b140c9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b140c9
  2. #b953ce
  3. #c166d4
  4. #c879d9
  5. #d08cdf
  6. #d8a0e4
  7. #e0b3e9
  8. #e8c6ef
  9. #efd9f4
  10. #f7ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b140c9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b140c9
  2. #ac46c2
  3. #a74dba
  4. #a253b3
  5. #9d5aac
  6. #9960a5
  7. #94669d
  8. #8f6d96
  9. #8a738f
  10. #857a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90639d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #046ccd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c77c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b25980 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #755dcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8166c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b150a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b140c9 {
  color: #b140c9;
}
Background
.bg-b140c9 {
  background-color: #b140c9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b140c9 {
  border: 2px solid #b140c9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b140c9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 64 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 56% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b140c9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b140c9, #c9409c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b140c9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 64 201 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.24 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.11 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.40 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.88 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.73 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.84 #4ebf36 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b140c9  rgb(177, 64, 201)  hsl(289, 56%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#58c940  rgb(88, 201, 64)  hsl(109, 56%, 52%)  Lime Green
#c9b140  rgb(201, 177, 64)  hsl(49, 56%, 52%)  Old Gold
#40c9b1  rgb(64, 201, 177)  hsl(169, 56%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine