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#B15BC0

#b15bc0 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b15bc0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 35.69% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.81% cyan, 52.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 291.09°, with 44.49% saturation and 55.49% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2064

Complementary

  1. #b15bc0
  2. #6ac05b

Split complementary

  1. #b15bc0
  2. #9cc05b
  3. #5bc07f

Analogous

  1. #7f5bc0
  2. #b15bc0
  3. #c05b9c

Triadic

  1. #b15bc0
  2. #c0b15b
  3. #5bc0b1

Tetradic

  1. #b15bc0
  2. #c05b6a
  3. #6ac05b
  4. #5bc0b1

Square

  1. #b15bc0
  2. #c07f5b
  3. #6ac05b
  4. #5b9cc0

Monochromatic

  1. #55245e
  2. #883995
  3. #b15bc0
  4. #cb92d5
  5. #e6caea

Shades

#b15bc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b15bc0
  2. #9f52ad
  3. #8e499a
  4. #7c4086
  5. #6a3773
  6. #592e60
  7. #47244d
  8. #351b3a
  9. #231226
  10. #120913
  11. #000000

Tints

#b15bc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b15bc0
  2. #b96bc6
  3. #c17ccd
  4. #c88cd3
  5. #d09dd9
  6. #d8ade0
  7. #e0bde6
  8. #e8ceec
  9. #efdef2
  10. #f7eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b15bc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b15bc0
  2. #ac5fba
  3. #a762b3
  4. #a266ad
  5. #9d6aa6
  6. #996ea0
  7. #94719a
  8. #8f7593
  9. #8a798d
  10. #857c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95719c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a77c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6581bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b36985 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #806dc2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a73be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b264a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b15bc0 {
  color: #b15bc0;
}
Background
.bg-b15bc0 {
  background-color: #b15bc0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b15bc0 {
  border: 2px solid #b15bc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b15bc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 91 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 44% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b15bc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b15bc0, #c05b9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b15bc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 91 192 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.36 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.42 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.51 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.77 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.78 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.17 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.23 #4ea43f Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b15bc0  rgb(177, 91, 192)  hsl(291, 44%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#6ac05b  rgb(106, 192, 91)  hsl(111, 44%, 55%)  Mantis
#c0b15b  rgb(192, 177, 91)  hsl(51, 44%, 55%)  Vegas Gold
#5bc0b1  rgb(91, 192, 177)  hsl(171, 44%, 55%)  Verdigris