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#B147DD

#b147dd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b147dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 27.84% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.91% cyan, 67.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 282.4°, with 68.81% saturation and 57.25% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1907

Complementary

  1. #b147dd
  2. #73dd47

Split complementary

  1. #b147dd
  2. #bedd47
  3. #47dd66

Analogous

  1. #6647dd
  2. #b147dd
  3. #dd47be

Triadic

  1. #b147dd
  2. #ddb147
  3. #47ddb1

Tetradic

  1. #b147dd
  2. #dd4773
  3. #73dd47
  4. #47ddb1

Square

  1. #b147dd
  2. #dd6647
  3. #73dd47
  4. #47bedd

Monochromatic

  1. #591675
  2. #8a22b6
  3. #b147dd
  4. #cc88e9
  5. #e8c8f5

Shades

#b147dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b147dd
  2. #9f40c7
  3. #8e39b1
  4. #7c329b
  5. #6a2b85
  6. #59246f
  7. #471c58
  8. #351542
  9. #230e2c
  10. #120716
  11. #000000

Tints

#b147dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b147dd
  2. #b959e0
  3. #c16ce4
  4. #c87ee7
  5. #d091eb
  6. #d8a3ee
  7. #e0b5f1
  8. #e8c8f5
  9. #efdaf8
  10. #f7edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b147dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b147dd
  2. #ac4dd4
  3. #a752ca
  4. #a258c1
  5. #9d5eb8
  6. #9964af
  7. #9469a5
  8. #8f6f9c
  9. #8a7593
  10. #857a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9368aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #407bda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad658d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7264e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d6adb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af5bb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b147dd {
  color: #b147dd;
}
Background
.bg-b147dd {
  background-color: #b147dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b147dd {
  border: 2px solid #b147dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b147dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 71 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 69% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b147dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b147dd, #dd47be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b147dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 71 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.18 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.27 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.47 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.88 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.84 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.75 #4eb822 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b147dd  rgb(177, 71, 221)  hsl(282, 69%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#73dd47  rgb(115, 221, 71)  hsl(102, 69%, 57%)  Lime Green
#ddb147  rgb(221, 177, 71)  hsl(42, 69%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#47ddb1  rgb(71, 221, 177)  hsl(162, 69%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine