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#B248CF

#b248cf ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b248cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 28.24% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.01% cyan, 65.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 287.11°, with 58.44% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.186

Complementary

  1. #b248cf
  2. #65cf48

Split complementary

  1. #b248cf
  2. #a9cf48
  3. #48cf6f

Analogous

  1. #6f48cf
  2. #b248cf
  3. #cf48a9

Triadic

  1. #b248cf
  2. #cfb248
  3. #48cfb2

Tetradic

  1. #b248cf
  2. #cf4865
  3. #65cf48
  4. #48cfb2

Square

  1. #b248cf
  2. #cf6f48
  3. #65cf48
  4. #48a9cf

Monochromatic

  1. #541a64
  2. #872aa0
  3. #b248cf
  4. #cc85df
  5. #e5c1ef

Shades

#b248cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b248cf
  2. #a041ba
  3. #8e3aa6
  4. #7d3291
  5. #6b2b7c
  6. #592468
  7. #471d53
  8. #35163e
  9. #240e29
  10. #120715
  11. #000000

Tints

#b248cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b248cf
  2. #ba5ad4
  3. #c16dd9
  4. #c97fdd
  5. #d191e2
  6. #d9a4e7
  7. #e0b6ec
  8. #e8c8f1
  9. #f0daf5
  10. #f7edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b248cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b248cf
  2. #ad4ec7
  3. #a853bf
  4. #a359b7
  5. #9e5eaf
  6. #9964a8
  7. #946aa0
  8. #8f6f98
  9. #8a7590
  10. #857a88
  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 #9368a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1671d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e7bcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b26086 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7763d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #826acd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b257a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b248cf {
  color: #b248cf;
}
Background
.bg-b248cf {
  background-color: #b248cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b248cf {
  border: 2px solid #b248cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b248cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 72 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 58% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b248cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b248cf, #cf48a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b248cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 72 207 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.53 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.24 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.30 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.56 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.18 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.58 #4db730 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b248cf  rgb(178, 72, 207)  hsl(287, 58%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#65cf48  rgb(101, 207, 72)  hsl(107, 58%, 55%)  Lime Green
#cfb248  rgb(207, 178, 72)  hsl(47, 58%, 55%)  Old Gold
#48cfb2  rgb(72, 207, 178)  hsl(167, 58%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine