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#B253DB

#b253db ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b253db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 32.55% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.72% cyan, 62.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 281.91°, with 65.38% saturation and 59.22% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.43.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2077

Complementary

  1. #b253db
  2. #7cdb53

Split complementary

  1. #b253db
  2. #c0db53
  3. #53db6e

Analogous

  1. #6e53db
  2. #b253db
  3. #db53c0

Triadic

  1. #b253db
  2. #dbb253
  3. #53dbb2

Tetradic

  1. #b253db
  2. #db537c
  3. #7cdb53
  4. #53dbb2

Square

  1. #b253db
  2. #db6e53
  3. #7cdb53
  4. #53c0db

Monochromatic

  1. #5e1a7b
  2. #8e27ba
  3. #b253db
  4. #ce92e8
  5. #ebd2f5

Shades

#b253db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b253db
  2. #a04bc5
  3. #8e42af
  4. #7d3a99
  5. #6b3283
  6. #592a6e
  7. #472158
  8. #351942
  9. #24112c
  10. #120816
  11. #000000

Tints

#b253db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b253db
  2. #ba64df
  3. #c175e2
  4. #c987e6
  5. #d198e9
  6. #d9a9ed
  7. #e0baf1
  8. #e8cbf4
  9. #f0ddf8
  10. #f7eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b253db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b253db
  2. #ad58d2
  3. #a85cc9
  4. #a361c0
  5. #9e65b7
  6. #996aae
  7. #946ea4
  8. #8f739b
  9. #8a7792
  10. #857c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #956fab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f78df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e80d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae6c90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #786bde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8271d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b063b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b253db {
  color: #b253db;
}
Background
.bg-b253db {
  background-color: #b253db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b253db {
  border: 2px solid #b253db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b253db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 83 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 65% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b253db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b253db, #db53c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b253db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 83 219 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.43 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.01 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.59 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.28 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.92 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.39 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.38 #4dac24 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b253db  rgb(178, 83, 219)  hsl(282, 65%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#7cdb53  rgb(124, 219, 83)  hsl(102, 65%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#dbb253  rgb(219, 178, 83)  hsl(42, 65%, 59%)  Metallic Gold
#53dbb2  rgb(83, 219, 178)  hsl(162, 65%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine