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#B142DA

#b142da ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b142da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 25.88% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.81% cyan, 69.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 283.82°, with 67.26% saturation and 55.69% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1831

Complementary

  1. #b142da
  2. #6bda42

Split complementary

  1. #b142da
  2. #b7da42
  3. #42da65

Analogous

  1. #6542da
  2. #b142da
  3. #da42b7

Triadic

  1. #b142da
  2. #dab142
  3. #42dab1

Tetradic

  1. #b142da
  2. #da426b
  3. #6bda42
  4. #42dab1

Square

  1. #b142da
  2. #da6542
  3. #6bda42
  4. #42b7da

Monochromatic

  1. #56156e
  2. #8822ae
  3. #b142da
  4. #cb82e7
  5. #e6c2f3

Shades

#b142da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b142da
  2. #9f3bc4
  3. #8e35ae
  4. #7c2e99
  5. #6a2883
  6. #59216d
  7. #471a57
  8. #351441
  9. #230d2c
  10. #120716
  11. #000000

Tints

#b142da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b142da
  2. #b955de
  3. #c168e1
  4. #c87be5
  5. #d08ee9
  6. #d8a1ed
  7. #e0b3f0
  8. #e8c6f4
  9. #efd9f8
  10. #f7ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b142da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b142da
  2. #ac48d1
  3. #a74ec8
  4. #a255bf
  5. #9d5bb6
  6. #9961ad
  7. #9467a4
  8. #8f6d9b
  9. #8a7492
  10. #857a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9266a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e7ad7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae618a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7161dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d68d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af56b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b142da {
  color: #b142da;
}
Background
.bg-b142da {
  background-color: #b142da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b142da {
  border: 2px solid #b142da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b142da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 66 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 67% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b142da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b142da, #da42b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b142da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 66 218 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.78 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.48 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.43 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.44 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.13 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.35 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.16 #4ebd25 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b142da  rgb(177, 66, 218)  hsl(284, 67%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#6bda42  rgb(107, 218, 66)  hsl(104, 67%, 56%)  Lime Green
#dab142  rgb(218, 177, 66)  hsl(44, 67%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#42dab1  rgb(66, 218, 177)  hsl(164, 67%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine