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#B248DB

#b248db ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b248db 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.72% cyan, 67.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 283.27°, with 67.12% saturation and 57.06% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1921

Complementary

  1. #b248db
  2. #71db48

Split complementary

  1. #b248db
  2. #badb48
  3. #48db69

Analogous

  1. #6948db
  2. #b248db
  3. #db48ba

Triadic

  1. #b248db
  2. #dbb248
  3. #48dbb2

Tetradic

  1. #b248db
  2. #db4871
  3. #71db48
  4. #48dbb2

Square

  1. #b248db
  2. #db6948
  3. #71db48
  4. #48badb

Monochromatic

  1. #591773
  2. #8b23b3
  3. #b248db
  4. #cd88e8
  5. #e8c8f4

Shades

#b248db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b248db
  2. #a041c5
  3. #8e3aaf
  4. #7d3299
  5. #6b2b83
  6. #59246e
  7. #471d58
  8. #351642
  9. #240e2c
  10. #120716
  11. #000000

Tints

#b248db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b248db
  2. #ba5adf
  3. #c16de2
  4. #c97fe6
  5. #d191e9
  6. #d9a4ed
  7. #e0b6f1
  8. #e8c8f4
  9. #f0daf8
  10. #f7edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b248db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b248db
  2. #ad4ed2
  3. #a853c9
  4. #a359c0
  5. #9e5eb7
  6. #9964ae
  7. #946aa4
  8. #8f6f9b
  9. #8a7592
  10. #857a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9369a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #447cd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af658c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7365de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f6bd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b05bb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b248db {
  color: #b248db;
}
Background
.bg-b248db {
  background-color: #b248db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b248db {
  border: 2px solid #b248db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b248db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 72 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 67% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b248db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b248db, #db48ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b248db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 72 219 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.77 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.02 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.70 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.24 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.11 #4db724 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b248db  rgb(178, 72, 219)  hsl(283, 67%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#71db48  rgb(113, 219, 72)  hsl(103, 67%, 57%)  Lime Green
#dbb248  rgb(219, 178, 72)  hsl(43, 67%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#48dbb2  rgb(72, 219, 178)  hsl(163, 67%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine