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#B243DB

#b243db ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b243db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 26.27% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.72% cyan, 69.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 283.82°, with 67.86% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.51.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1859

Complementary

  1. #b243db
  2. #6cdb43

Split complementary

  1. #b243db
  2. #b8db43
  3. #43db66

Analogous

  1. #6643db
  2. #b243db
  3. #db43b8

Triadic

  1. #b243db
  2. #dbb243
  3. #43dbb2

Tetradic

  1. #b243db
  2. #db436c
  3. #6cdb43
  4. #43dbb2

Square

  1. #b243db
  2. #db6643
  3. #6cdb43
  4. #43b8db

Monochromatic

  1. #571570
  2. #8a22b0
  3. #b243db
  4. #cc83e7
  5. #e7c3f4

Shades

#b243db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b243db
  2. #a03cc5
  3. #8e36af
  4. #7d2f99
  5. #6b2883
  6. #59226e
  7. #471b58
  8. #351442
  9. #240d2c
  10. #120716
  11. #000000

Tints

#b243db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b243db
  2. #ba56df
  3. #c169e2
  4. #c97be6
  5. #d18ee9
  6. #d9a1ed
  7. #e0b4f1
  8. #e8c7f4
  9. #f0d9f8
  10. #f7ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b243db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b243db
  2. #ad49d2
  3. #a84fc9
  4. #a355c0
  5. #9e5bb7
  6. #9962ae
  7. #9468a4
  8. #8f6e9b
  9. #8a7492
  10. #857a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9366a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f7ad8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af628b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7262de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e69d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b057b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b243db {
  color: #b243db;
}
Background
.bg-b243db {
  background-color: #b243db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b243db {
  border: 2px solid #b243db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b243db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 67 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 68% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b243db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b243db, #db43b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b243db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 67 219 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.51 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.48 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.77 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.62 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.55 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.44 #4dbc24 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b243db  rgb(178, 67, 219)  hsl(284, 68%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#6cdb43  rgb(108, 219, 67)  hsl(104, 68%, 56%)  Lime Green
#dbb243  rgb(219, 178, 67)  hsl(44, 68%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#43dbb2  rgb(67, 219, 178)  hsl(164, 68%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine