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#B173C4

#b173c4 ≈ Floral Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b173c4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 45.1% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.69% cyan, 41.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 285.93°, with 40.7% saturation and 60.98% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 4.92.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2559

Complementary

  1. #b173c4
  2. #86c473

Split complementary

  1. #b173c4
  2. #aec473
  3. #73c489

Analogous

  1. #8973c4
  2. #b173c4
  3. #c473ae

Triadic

  1. #b173c4
  2. #c4b173
  3. #73c4b1

Tetradic

  1. #b173c4
  2. #c47386
  3. #86c473
  4. #73c4b1

Square

  1. #b173c4
  2. #c48973
  3. #86c473
  4. #73aec4

Monochromatic

  1. #602f6f
  2. #8f46a5
  3. #b173c4
  4. #cfa9db
  5. #eddff1

Shades

#b173c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b173c4
  2. #9f68b0
  3. #8e5c9d
  4. #7c5189
  5. #6a4576
  6. #593a62
  7. #472e4e
  8. #35233b
  9. #231727
  10. #120c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#b173c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b173c4
  2. #b981ca
  3. #c18fd0
  4. #c89dd6
  5. #d0abdc
  6. #d8b9e2
  7. #e0c7e7
  8. #e8d5ed
  9. #efe3f3
  10. #f7f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b173c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b173c4
  2. #ac74bd
  3. #a776b6
  4. #a277b0
  5. #9d78a9
  6. #997aa2
  7. #947b9b
  8. #8f7c94
  9. #8a7d8e
  10. #857f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b82a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6786c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #778dc2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b17d92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b7fc6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9283c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b179a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b173c4 {
  color: #b173c4;
}
Background
.bg-b173c4 {
  background-color: #b173c4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b173c4 {
  border: 2px solid #b173c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b173c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 115 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 41% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b173c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b173c4, #c473ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b173c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 115 196 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.92 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.43 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.34 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.46 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.65 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.12 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.19 #4e8c3b Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#b173c4  rgb(177, 115, 196)  hsl(286, 41%, 61%)  Floral Lavender
#86c473  rgb(134, 196, 115)  hsl(106, 41%, 61%)  Pistachio
#c4b173  rgb(196, 177, 115)  hsl(46, 41%, 61%)  Ecru
#73c4b1  rgb(115, 196, 177)  hsl(166, 41%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine