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#B14DCA

#b14dca ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b14dca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 30.2% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.38% cyan, 61.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 54.11% saturation and 54.71% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.01.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1892

Complementary

  1. #b14dca
  2. #66ca4d

Split complementary

  1. #b14dca
  2. #a5ca4d
  3. #4dca73

Analogous

  1. #734dca
  2. #b14dca
  3. #ca4da5

Triadic

  1. #b14dca
  2. #cab14d
  3. #4dcab1

Tetradic

  1. #b14dca
  2. #ca4d66
  3. #66ca4d
  4. #4dcab1

Square

  1. #b14dca
  2. #ca734d
  3. #66ca4d
  4. #4da5ca

Monochromatic

  1. #531d61
  2. #862e9c
  3. #b14dca
  4. #cb88dc
  5. #e5c3ed

Shades

#b14dca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b14dca
  2. #9f45b6
  3. #8e3ea2
  4. #7c368d
  5. #6a2e79
  6. #592765
  7. #471f51
  8. #35173d
  9. #230f28
  10. #120814
  11. #000000

Tints

#b14dca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b14dca
  2. #b95fcf
  3. #c171d5
  4. #c882da
  5. #d094df
  6. #d8a6e5
  7. #e0b8ea
  8. #e8caef
  9. #efdbf4
  10. #f7edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b14dca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b14dca
  2. #ac52c3
  3. #a757bb
  4. #a25cb4
  5. #9d61ac
  6. #9967a5
  7. #946c9e
  8. #8f7196
  9. #8a768f
  10. #857b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #926aa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b72ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #557cc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b16285 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7965cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #846cc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b15aa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b14dca {
  color: #b14dca;
}
Background
.bg-b14dca {
  background-color: #b14dca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b14dca {
  border: 2px solid #b14dca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b14dca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 77 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 54% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b14dca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b14dca, #ca4da5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b14dca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 77 202 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.01 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.75 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.04 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.35 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.25 #4eb235 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b14dca  rgb(177, 77, 202)  hsl(288, 54%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#66ca4d  rgb(102, 202, 77)  hsl(108, 54%, 55%)  Lime Green
#cab14d  rgb(202, 177, 77)  hsl(48, 54%, 55%)  Vegas Gold
#4dcab1  rgb(77, 202, 177)  hsl(168, 54%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine