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#B170BC

#b170bc ≈ Floral Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b170bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 43.92% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.85% cyan, 40.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 291.32°, with 36.19% saturation and 58.82% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 6.61.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2457

Complementary

  1. #b170bc
  2. #7bbc70

Split complementary

  1. #b170bc
  2. #a1bc70
  3. #70bc8b

Analogous

  1. #8b70bc
  2. #b170bc
  3. #bc70a1

Triadic

  1. #b170bc
  2. #bcb170
  3. #70bcb1

Tetradic

  1. #b170bc
  2. #bc707b
  3. #7bbc70
  4. #70bcb1

Square

  1. #b170bc
  2. #bc8b70
  3. #7bbc70
  4. #70a1bc

Monochromatic

  1. #5c2f64
  2. #8c4798
  3. #b170bc
  4. #cda4d4
  5. #ead8ed

Shades

#b170bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b170bc
  2. #9f65a9
  3. #8e5a96
  4. #7c4e84
  5. #6a4371
  6. #59385e
  7. #472d4b
  8. #352238
  9. #231626
  10. #120b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b170bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b170bc
  2. #b97ec3
  3. #c18dc9
  4. #c89bd0
  5. #d0a9d7
  6. #d8b8de
  7. #e0c6e4
  8. #e8d4eb
  9. #efe2f2
  10. #f7f1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b170bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b170bc
  2. #ac72b6
  3. #a773b0
  4. #a275aa
  5. #9d76a4
  6. #99789e
  7. #947a98
  8. #8f7b92
  9. #8a7d8c
  10. #857e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a7f9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6783bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #788aba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3798d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b7cbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9281bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b275a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b170bc {
  color: #b170bc;
}
Background
.bg-b170bc {
  background-color: #b170bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b170bc {
  border: 2px solid #b170bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b170bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 112 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 36% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b170bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b170bc, #bc70a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b170bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 112 188 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.61 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.76 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.71 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.78 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.00 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.14 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.30 #4e8f43 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#b170bc  rgb(177, 112, 188)  hsl(291, 36%, 59%)  Floral Lavender
#7bbc70  rgb(123, 188, 112)  hsl(111, 36%, 59%)  Mantis
#bcb170  rgb(188, 177, 112)  hsl(51, 36%, 59%)  Dark Khaki
#70bcb1  rgb(112, 188, 177)  hsl(171, 36%, 59%)  Verdigris