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#B160DE

#b160de ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b160de is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 37.65% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.27% cyan, 56.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 278.57°, with 65.63% saturation and 62.35% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.41.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2299

Complementary

  1. #b160de
  2. #8dde60

Split complementary

  1. #b160de
  2. #ccde60
  3. #60de72

Analogous

  1. #7260de
  2. #b160de
  3. #de60cc

Triadic

  1. #b160de
  2. #deb160
  3. #60deb1

Tetradic

  1. #b160de
  2. #de608d
  3. #8dde60
  4. #60deb1

Square

  1. #b160de
  2. #de7260
  3. #8dde60
  4. #60ccde

Monochromatic

  1. #621c89
  2. #8f29c8
  3. #b160de
  4. #d09feb
  5. #efdff8

Shades

#b160de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b160de
  2. #9f56c8
  3. #8e4db2
  4. #7c439b
  5. #6a3a85
  6. #59306f
  7. #472659
  8. #351d43
  9. #23132c
  10. #120a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#b160de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b160de
  2. #b970e1
  3. #c180e5
  4. #c890e8
  5. #d0a0eb
  6. #d8b0ef
  7. #e0bff2
  8. #e8cff5
  9. #efdff8
  10. #f7effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b160de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b160de
  2. #ac63d5
  3. #a766cb
  4. #a26ac2
  5. #9d6db8
  6. #9970af
  7. #9473a6
  8. #8f769c
  9. #8a7a93
  10. #857d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9877af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3980e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5785db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac7696 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c74e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8578dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae6eb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b160de {
  color: #b160de;
}
Background
.bg-b160de {
  background-color: #b160de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b160de {
  border: 2px solid #b160de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b160de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 96 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 66% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b160de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b160de, #de60cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b160de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 96 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.41 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.95 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.04 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.66 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.82 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.98 #4e9f21 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b160de  rgb(177, 96, 222)  hsl(279, 66%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#8dde60  rgb(141, 222, 96)  hsl(99, 66%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#deb160  rgb(222, 177, 96)  hsl(39, 66%, 62%)  Indian Yellow
#60deb1  rgb(96, 222, 177)  hsl(159, 66%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine