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#B155CC

#b155cc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b155cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 33.33% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.24% cyan, 58.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 286.39°, with 53.85% saturation and 56.67% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.84.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.202

Complementary

  1. #b155cc
  2. #70cc55

Split complementary

  1. #b155cc
  2. #accc55
  3. #55cc76

Analogous

  1. #7655cc
  2. #b155cc
  3. #cc55ac

Triadic

  1. #b155cc
  2. #ccb155
  3. #55ccb1

Tetradic

  1. #b155cc
  2. #cc5570
  3. #70cc55
  4. #55ccb1

Square

  1. #b155cc
  2. #cc7655
  3. #70cc55
  4. #55accc

Monochromatic

  1. #581f69
  2. #8a31a3
  3. #b155cc
  4. #cc90de
  5. #e7cbef

Shades

#b155cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b155cc
  2. #9f4db8
  3. #8e44a3
  4. #7c3c8f
  5. #6a337a
  6. #592b66
  7. #472252
  8. #351a3d
  9. #231129
  10. #120914
  11. #000000

Tints

#b155cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b155cc
  2. #b966d1
  3. #c177d6
  4. #c888db
  5. #d099e0
  6. #d8aae6
  7. #e0bbeb
  8. #e8ccf0
  9. #efddf5
  10. #f7eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b155cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b155cc
  2. #ac59c4
  3. #a75ebd
  4. #a262b5
  5. #9d66ae
  6. #996ba6
  7. #946f9e
  8. #8f7397
  9. #8a778f
  10. #857c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946fa2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3776d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a7fc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b16889 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b6ace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8671ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b161a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b155cc {
  color: #b155cc;
}
Background
.bg-b155cc {
  background-color: #b155cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b155cc {
  border: 2px solid #b155cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b155cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 85 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 54% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b155cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b155cc, #cc55ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b155cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 85 204 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.84 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.92 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.60 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.21 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.52 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.59 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.35 #4eaa33 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b155cc  rgb(177, 85, 204)  hsl(286, 54%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#70cc55  rgb(112, 204, 85)  hsl(106, 54%, 57%)  Mantis
#ccb155  rgb(204, 177, 85)  hsl(46, 54%, 57%)  Vegas Gold
#55ccb1  rgb(85, 204, 177)  hsl(166, 54%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine