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#B246DA

#b246da ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b246da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 27.45% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.35% cyan, 67.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 283.78°, with 66.67% saturation and 56.47% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1891

Complementary

  1. #b246da
  2. #6eda46

Split complementary

  1. #b246da
  2. #b8da46
  3. #46da68

Analogous

  1. #6846da
  2. #b246da
  3. #da46b8

Triadic

  1. #b246da
  2. #dab246
  3. #46dab2

Tetradic

  1. #b246da
  2. #da466e
  3. #6eda46
  4. #46dab2

Square

  1. #b246da
  2. #da6846
  3. #6eda46
  4. #46b8da

Monochromatic

  1. #581670
  2. #8a23b0
  3. #b246da
  4. #cd86e7
  5. #e7c5f4

Shades

#b246da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b246da
  2. #a03fc4
  3. #8e38ae
  4. #7d3199
  5. #6b2a83
  6. #59236d
  7. #471c57
  8. #351541
  9. #240e2c
  10. #120716
  11. #000000

Tints

#b246da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b246da
  2. #ba59de
  3. #c16be1
  4. #c97ee5
  5. #d190e9
  6. #d9a3ed
  7. #e0b5f0
  8. #e8c8f4
  9. #f0daf8
  10. #f7edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b246da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b246da
  2. #ad4cd1
  3. #a852c8
  4. #a357bf
  5. #9e5db6
  6. #9963ad
  7. #9469a4
  8. #8f6f9b
  9. #8a7492
  10. #857a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9368a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #437bd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af638b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7363dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f6ad8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b059b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b246da {
  color: #b246da;
}
Background
.bg-b246da {
  background-color: #b246da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b246da {
  border: 2px solid #b246da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b246da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 70 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 67% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b246da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b246da, #da46b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b246da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 70 218 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.02 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.88 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.53 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.63 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.02 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.86 #4db925 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b246da  rgb(178, 70, 218)  hsl(284, 67%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#6eda46  rgb(110, 218, 70)  hsl(104, 67%, 56%)  Lime Green
#dab246  rgb(218, 178, 70)  hsl(44, 67%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#46dab2  rgb(70, 218, 178)  hsl(164, 67%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine