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#B148E2

#b148e2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b148e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 28.24% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.68% cyan, 68.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 280.91°, with 72.64% saturation and 58.43% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1947

Complementary

  1. #b148e2
  2. #79e248

Split complementary

  1. #b148e2
  2. #c6e248
  3. #48e264

Analogous

  1. #6448e2
  2. #b148e2
  3. #e248c6

Triadic

  1. #b148e2
  2. #e2b148
  3. #48e2b1

Tetradic

  1. #b148e2
  2. #e24879
  3. #79e248
  4. #48e2b1

Square

  1. #b148e2
  2. #e26448
  3. #79e248
  4. #48c6e2

Monochromatic

  1. #5c147d
  2. #8c1ebf
  3. #b148e2
  4. #cd8aec
  5. #e9ccf7

Shades

#b148e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b148e2
  2. #9f41cb
  3. #8e3ab5
  4. #7c329e
  5. #6a2b88
  6. #592471
  7. #471d5a
  8. #351644
  9. #230e2d
  10. #120717
  11. #000000

Tints

#b148e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b148e2
  2. #b95ae5
  3. #c16de8
  4. #c87feb
  5. #d091ee
  6. #d8a4f1
  7. #e0b6f3
  8. #e8c8f6
  9. #efdaf9
  10. #f7edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b148e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b148e2
  2. #ac4ed8
  3. #a753ce
  4. #a259c5
  5. #9d5ebb
  6. #9964b1
  7. #946aa7
  8. #8f6f9d
  9. #8a7594
  10. #857a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #936aae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b7cdf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac6890 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7066e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c6be0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae5db7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b148e2 {
  color: #b148e2;
}
Background
.bg-b148e2 {
  background-color: #b148e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b148e2 {
  border: 2px solid #b148e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b148e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 72 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 73% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b148e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b148e2, #e248c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b148e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 72 226 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.39 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.47 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.43 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.70 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.73 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.85 #4eb71d Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b148e2  rgb(177, 72, 226)  hsl(281, 73%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#79e248  rgb(121, 226, 72)  hsl(101, 73%, 58%)  Pastel Green
#e2b148  rgb(226, 177, 72)  hsl(41, 73%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#48e2b1  rgb(72, 226, 177)  hsl(161, 73%, 58%)  Caribbean Green