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#B24DCC

#b24dcc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b24dcc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 30.2% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.75% cyan, 62.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 287.72°, with 55.46% saturation and 55.1% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1913

Complementary

  1. #b24dcc
  2. #67cc4d

Split complementary

  1. #b24dcc
  2. #a6cc4d
  3. #4dcc73

Analogous

  1. #734dcc
  2. #b24dcc
  3. #cc4da6

Triadic

  1. #b24dcc
  2. #ccb24d
  3. #4dccb2

Tetradic

  1. #b24dcc
  2. #cc4d67
  3. #67cc4d
  4. #4dccb2

Square

  1. #b24dcc
  2. #cc734d
  3. #67cc4d
  4. #4da6cc

Monochromatic

  1. #551d64
  2. #882e9f
  3. #b24dcc
  4. #cc88dd
  5. #e5c4ee

Shades

#b24dcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b24dcc
  2. #a045b8
  3. #8e3ea3
  4. #7d368f
  5. #6b2e7a
  6. #592766
  7. #471f52
  8. #35173d
  9. #240f29
  10. #120814
  11. #000000

Tints

#b24dcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b24dcc
  2. #ba5fd1
  3. #c171d6
  4. #c982db
  5. #d194e0
  6. #d9a6e6
  7. #e0b8eb
  8. #e8caf0
  9. #f0dbf5
  10. #f7edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b24dcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b24dcc
  2. #ad52c4
  3. #a857bd
  4. #a35cb5
  5. #9e61ae
  6. #9967a6
  7. #946c9e
  8. #8f7197
  9. #8a768f
  10. #857b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #936aa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2972d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #557cc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b26286 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7965ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #846dca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b25ba6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b24dcc {
  color: #b24dcc;
}
Background
.bg-b24dcc {
  background-color: #b24dcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b24dcc {
  border: 2px solid #b24dcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b24dcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 77 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b24dcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b24dcc, #cc4da6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b24dcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 77 204 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.76 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.09 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.01 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.17 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.73 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.18 #4db233 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b24dcc  rgb(178, 77, 204)  hsl(288, 55%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#67cc4d  rgb(103, 204, 77)  hsl(108, 55%, 55%)  Lime Green
#ccb24d  rgb(204, 178, 77)  hsl(48, 55%, 55%)  Old Gold
#4dccb2  rgb(77, 204, 178)  hsl(168, 55%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine