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#B16BCD

#b16bcd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b16bcd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 41.96% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.66% cyan, 47.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 282.86°, with 49.49% saturation and 61.18% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2427

Complementary

  1. #b16bcd
  2. #87cd6b

Split complementary

  1. #b16bcd
  2. #b8cd6b
  3. #6bcd80

Analogous

  1. #806bcd
  2. #b16bcd
  3. #cd6bb8

Triadic

  1. #b16bcd
  2. #cdb16b
  3. #6bcdb1

Tetradic

  1. #b16bcd
  2. #cd6b87
  3. #87cd6b
  4. #6bcdb1

Square

  1. #b16bcd
  2. #cd806b
  3. #87cd6b
  4. #6bb8cd

Monochromatic

  1. #602877
  2. #8f3bb0
  3. #b16bcd
  4. #cfa4e0
  5. #edddf4

Shades

#b16bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b16bcd
  2. #9f60b9
  3. #8e56a4
  4. #7c4b90
  5. #6a407b
  6. #593667
  7. #472b52
  8. #35203e
  9. #231529
  10. #120b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#b16bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b16bcd
  2. #b97ad2
  3. #c189d7
  4. #c897dc
  5. #d0a6e1
  6. #d8b5e6
  7. #e0c4eb
  8. #e8d3f0
  9. #efe1f5
  10. #f7f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b16bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b16bcd
  2. #ac6dc5
  3. #a76fbe
  4. #a271b6
  5. #9d73ae
  6. #9976a7
  7. #94789f
  8. #8f7a97
  9. #8a7c8f
  10. #857e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a7da8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5883d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c89ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b07992 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #857acf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d7ecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b074ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b16bcd {
  color: #b16bcd;
}
Background
.bg-b16bcd {
  background-color: #b16bcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b16bcd {
  border: 2px solid #b16bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b16bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 107 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 49% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b16bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b16bcd, #cd6bb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b16bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 107 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.00 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.34 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.38 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.65 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.91 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.92 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.83 #4e9432 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b16bcd  rgb(177, 107, 205)  hsl(283, 49%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#87cd6b  rgb(135, 205, 107)  hsl(103, 49%, 61%)  Mantis
#cdb16b  rgb(205, 177, 107)  hsl(43, 49%, 61%)  Vegas Gold
#6bcdb1  rgb(107, 205, 177)  hsl(163, 49%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine