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#B248DE

#b248de ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b248de 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.82% cyan, 67.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 282.4°, with 69.44% saturation and 57.65% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1937

Complementary

  1. #b248de
  2. #74de48

Split complementary

  1. #b248de
  2. #bfde48
  3. #48de67

Analogous

  1. #6748de
  2. #b248de
  3. #de48bf

Triadic

  1. #b248de
  2. #deb248
  3. #48deb2

Tetradic

  1. #b248de
  2. #de4874
  3. #74de48
  4. #48deb2

Square

  1. #b248de
  2. #de6748
  3. #74de48
  4. #48bfde

Monochromatic

  1. #5b1677
  2. #8c21b8
  3. #b248de
  4. #cd89ea
  5. #e9caf5

Shades

#b248de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b248de
  2. #a041c8
  3. #8e3ab2
  4. #7d329b
  5. #6b2b85
  6. #59246f
  7. #471d59
  8. #351643
  9. #240e2c
  10. #120716
  11. #000000

Tints

#b248de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b248de
  2. #ba5ae1
  3. #c16de5
  4. #c97fe8
  5. #d191eb
  6. #d9a4ef
  7. #e0b6f2
  8. #e8c8f5
  9. #f0daf8
  10. #f7edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b248de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b248de
  2. #ad4ed5
  3. #a853cb
  4. #a359c2
  5. #9e5eb8
  6. #9964af
  7. #946aa6
  8. #8f6f9c
  9. #8a7593
  10. #857a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9469ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #417cdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae668e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7365e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e6bdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b05cb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b248de {
  color: #b248de;
}
Background
.bg-b248de {
  background-color: #b248de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b248de {
  border: 2px solid #b248de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b248de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 72 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 69% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b248de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b248de, #de48bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b248de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 72 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.95 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.77 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.39 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.63 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.06 #4db721 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b248de  rgb(178, 72, 222)  hsl(282, 69%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#74de48  rgb(116, 222, 72)  hsl(102, 69%, 58%)  Pastel Green
#deb248  rgb(222, 178, 72)  hsl(42, 69%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#48deb2  rgb(72, 222, 178)  hsl(162, 69%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine