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#B160CE

#b160ce ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b160ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 37.65% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.08% cyan, 53.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 284.18°, with 52.88% saturation and 59.22% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.52.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2217

Complementary

  1. #b160ce
  2. #7dce60

Split complementary

  1. #b160ce
  2. #b4ce60
  3. #60ce7a

Analogous

  1. #7a60ce
  2. #b160ce
  3. #ce60b4

Triadic

  1. #b160ce
  2. #ceb160
  3. #60ceb1

Tetradic

  1. #b160ce
  2. #ce607d
  3. #7dce60
  4. #60ceb1

Square

  1. #b160ce
  2. #ce7a60
  3. #7dce60
  4. #60b4ce

Monochromatic

  1. #5d2372
  2. #8d35ac
  3. #b160ce
  4. #ce9ae0
  5. #ead5f2

Shades

#b160ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b160ce
  2. #9f56b9
  3. #8e4da5
  4. #7c4390
  5. #6a3a7c
  6. #593067
  7. #472652
  8. #351d3e
  9. #231329
  10. #120a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#b160ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b160ce
  2. #b970d3
  3. #c180d8
  4. #c890dd
  5. #d0a0e2
  6. #d8b0e7
  7. #e0bfeb
  8. #e8cff0
  9. #efdff5
  10. #f7effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b160ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b160ce
  2. #ac63c6
  3. #a766be
  4. #a26ab7
  5. #9d6daf
  6. #9970a7
  7. #94739f
  8. #8f7697
  9. #8a7a90
  10. #857d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9776a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #477dd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6284cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0718e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f72d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8977cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b06bab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b160ce {
  color: #b160ce;
}
Background
.bg-b160ce {
  background-color: #b160ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b160ce {
  border: 2px solid #b160ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b160ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 96 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 53% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b160ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b160ce, #ce60b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b160ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 96 206 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.52 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.96 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.84 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.17 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.30 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.20 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.72 #4e9f31 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b160ce  rgb(177, 96, 206)  hsl(284, 53%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#7dce60  rgb(125, 206, 96)  hsl(104, 53%, 59%)  Mantis
#ceb160  rgb(206, 177, 96)  hsl(44, 53%, 59%)  Vegas Gold
#60ceb1  rgb(96, 206, 177)  hsl(164, 53%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine