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#B23FDB

#b23fdb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b23fdb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 24.71% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.72% cyan, 71.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 284.23°, with 68.42% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1813

Complementary

  1. #b23fdb
  2. #68db3f

Split complementary

  1. #b23fdb
  2. #b6db3f
  3. #3fdb64

Analogous

  1. #643fdb
  2. #b23fdb
  3. #db3fb6

Triadic

  1. #b23fdb
  2. #dbb23f
  3. #3fdbb2

Tetradic

  1. #b23fdb
  2. #db3f68
  3. #68db3f
  4. #3fdbb2

Square

  1. #b23fdb
  2. #db643f
  3. #68db3f
  4. #3fb6db

Monochromatic

  1. #55146d
  2. #8820ad
  3. #b23fdb
  4. #cc7fe7
  5. #e6c0f3

Shades

#b23fdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b23fdb
  2. #a039c5
  3. #8e32af
  4. #7d2c99
  5. #6b2683
  6. #59206e
  7. #471958
  8. #351342
  9. #240d2c
  10. #120616
  11. #000000

Tints

#b23fdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b23fdb
  2. #ba52df
  3. #c165e2
  4. #c979e6
  5. #d18ce9
  6. #d99fed
  7. #e0b2f1
  8. #e8c5f4
  9. #f0d9f8
  10. #f7ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b23fdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b23fdb
  2. #ad46d2
  3. #a84cc9
  4. #a353c0
  5. #9e59b7
  6. #9960ae
  7. #9466a4
  8. #8f6d9b
  9. #8a7392
  10. #857a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9264a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c79d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af6089 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7060de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d67d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b054b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b23fdb {
  color: #b23fdb;
}
Background
.bg-b23fdb {
  background-color: #b23fdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b23fdb {
  border: 2px solid #b23fdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b23fdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 63 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 68% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b23fdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b23fdb, #db3fb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b23fdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 63 219 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.10 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.15 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.25 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.06 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.54 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.97 #4dc024 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b23fdb  rgb(178, 63, 219)  hsl(284, 68%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#68db3f  rgb(104, 219, 63)  hsl(104, 68%, 55%)  Lime Green
#dbb23f  rgb(219, 178, 63)  hsl(44, 68%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#3fdbb2  rgb(63, 219, 178)  hsl(164, 68%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine