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#B24BD8

#b24bd8 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b24bd8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 29.41% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.59% cyan, 65.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 283.83°, with 64.38% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1945

Complementary

  1. #b24bd8
  2. #71d84b

Split complementary

  1. #b24bd8
  2. #b7d84b
  3. #4bd86c

Analogous

  1. #6c4bd8
  2. #b24bd8
  3. #d84bb7

Triadic

  1. #b24bd8
  2. #d8b24b
  3. #4bd8b2

Tetradic

  1. #b24bd8
  2. #d84b71
  3. #71d84b
  4. #4bd8b2

Square

  1. #b24bd8
  2. #d86c4b
  3. #71d84b
  4. #4bb7d8

Monochromatic

  1. #591971
  2. #8b26b0
  3. #b24bd8
  4. #cd8ae6
  5. #e8c9f3

Shades

#b24bd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b24bd8
  2. #a044c2
  3. #8e3cad
  4. #7d3597
  5. #6b2d82
  6. #59266c
  7. #471e56
  8. #351741
  9. #240f2b
  10. #120816
  11. #000000

Tints

#b24bd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b24bd8
  2. #ba5ddc
  3. #c16fe0
  4. #c981e4
  5. #d193e8
  6. #d9a5ec
  7. #e0b7ef
  8. #e8c9f3
  9. #f0dbf7
  10. #f7edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b24bd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b24bd8
  2. #ad50cf
  3. #a856c6
  4. #a35bbe
  5. #9e60b5
  6. #9966ac
  7. #946ba3
  8. #8f709a
  9. #8a7592
  10. #857b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946aa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0474dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #497dd5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af668b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7566db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #816cd6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b05caf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b24bd8 {
  color: #b24bd8;
}
Background
.bg-b24bd8 {
  background-color: #b24bd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b24bd8 {
  border: 2px solid #b24bd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b24bd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 75 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 64% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b24bd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b24bd8, #d84bb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b24bd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 75 216 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.17 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.65 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.98 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.42 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.88 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.89 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.18 #4db427 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b24bd8  rgb(178, 75, 216)  hsl(284, 64%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#71d84b  rgb(113, 216, 75)  hsl(104, 64%, 57%)  Lime Green
#d8b24b  rgb(216, 178, 75)  hsl(44, 64%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#4bd8b2  rgb(75, 216, 178)  hsl(164, 64%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine