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#B248DC

#b248dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b248dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.09% cyan, 67.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 282.97°, with 67.89% saturation and 57.25% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.83.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1927

Complementary

  1. #b248dc
  2. #72dc48

Split complementary

  1. #b248dc
  2. #bcdc48
  3. #48dc68

Analogous

  1. #6848dc
  2. #b248dc
  3. #dc48bc

Triadic

  1. #b248dc
  2. #dcb248
  3. #48dcb2

Tetradic

  1. #b248dc
  2. #dc4872
  3. #72dc48
  4. #48dcb2

Square

  1. #b248dc
  2. #dc6848
  3. #72dc48
  4. #48bcdc

Monochromatic

  1. #5a1675
  2. #8b23b5
  3. #b248dc
  4. #cd88e8
  5. #e8c8f5

Shades

#b248dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b248dc
  2. #a041c6
  3. #8e3ab0
  4. #7d329a
  5. #6b2b84
  6. #59246e
  7. #471d58
  8. #351642
  9. #240e2c
  10. #120716
  11. #000000

Tints

#b248dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b248dc
  2. #ba5ae0
  3. #c16de3
  4. #c97fe7
  5. #d191ea
  6. #d9a4ee
  7. #e0b6f1
  8. #e8c8f5
  9. #f0daf8
  10. #f7edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b248dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b248dc
  2. #ad4ed3
  3. #a853ca
  4. #a359c0
  5. #9e5eb7
  6. #9964ae
  7. #946aa5
  8. #8f6f9c
  9. #8a7592
  10. #857a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9369aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #437cd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af658d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7365df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f6bda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b05bb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b248dc {
  color: #b248dc;
}
Background
.bg-b248dc {
  background-color: #b248dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b248dc {
  border: 2px solid #b248dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b248dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 72 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b248dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b248dc, #dc48bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b248dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 72 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.83 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.93 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.38 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.54 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.83 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.18 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.09 #4db723 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b248dc  rgb(178, 72, 220)  hsl(283, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#72dc48  rgb(114, 220, 72)  hsl(103, 68%, 57%)  Lime Green
#dcb248  rgb(220, 178, 72)  hsl(43, 68%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#48dcb2  rgb(72, 220, 178)  hsl(163, 68%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine