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#B149E2

#b149e2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b149e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 28.63% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.68% cyan, 67.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 280.78°, with 72.51% saturation and 58.63% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.27.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.196

Complementary

  1. #b149e2
  2. #7ae249

Split complementary

  1. #b149e2
  2. #c7e249
  3. #49e264

Analogous

  1. #6449e2
  2. #b149e2
  3. #e249c7

Triadic

  1. #b149e2
  2. #e2b149
  3. #49e2b1

Tetradic

  1. #b149e2
  2. #e2497a
  3. #7ae249
  4. #49e2b1

Square

  1. #b149e2
  2. #e26449
  3. #7ae249
  4. #49c7e2

Monochromatic

  1. #5c147e
  2. #8c1fc0
  3. #b149e2
  4. #cd8bed
  5. #eacdf7

Shades

#b149e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b149e2
  2. #9f42cb
  3. #8e3ab5
  4. #7c339e
  5. #6a2c88
  6. #592571
  7. #471d5a
  8. #351644
  9. #230f2d
  10. #120717
  11. #000000

Tints

#b149e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b149e2
  2. #b95be5
  3. #c16de8
  4. #c880eb
  5. #d092ee
  6. #d8a4f1
  7. #e0b6f3
  8. #e8c8f6
  9. #efdbf9
  10. #f7edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b149e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b149e2
  2. #ac4fd8
  3. #a754ce
  4. #a25ac5
  5. #9d5fbb
  6. #9965b1
  7. #946aa7
  8. #8f709d
  9. #8a7594
  10. #857b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #936aae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c7ddf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac6890 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7166e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c6ce0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae5db7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b149e2 {
  color: #b149e2;
}
Background
.bg-b149e2 {
  background-color: #b149e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b149e2 {
  border: 2px solid #b149e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b149e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 73 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 73% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b149e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b149e2, #e249c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b149e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 73 226 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.27 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.60 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.30 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.85 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.58 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.89 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.97 #4eb61d Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b149e2  rgb(177, 73, 226)  hsl(281, 73%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#7ae249  rgb(122, 226, 73)  hsl(101, 73%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#e2b149  rgb(226, 177, 73)  hsl(41, 73%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#49e2b1  rgb(73, 226, 177)  hsl(161, 73%, 59%)  Caribbean Green