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#B253DC

#b253dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b253dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.09% cyan, 62.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 281.61°, with 66.18% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2082

Complementary

  1. #b253dc
  2. #7ddc53

Split complementary

  1. #b253dc
  2. #c1dc53
  3. #53dc6e

Analogous

  1. #6e53dc
  2. #b253dc
  3. #dc53c1

Triadic

  1. #b253dc
  2. #dcb253
  3. #53dcb2

Tetradic

  1. #b253dc
  2. #dc537d
  3. #7ddc53
  4. #53dcb2

Square

  1. #b253dc
  2. #dc6e53
  3. #7ddc53
  4. #53c1dc

Monochromatic

  1. #5e197d
  2. #8e26bc
  3. #b253dc
  4. #ce93e9
  5. #ebd2f6

Shades

#b253dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b253dc
  2. #a04bc6
  3. #8e42b0
  4. #7d3a9a
  5. #6b3284
  6. #592a6e
  7. #472158
  8. #351942
  9. #24112c
  10. #120816
  11. #000000

Tints

#b253dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b253dc
  2. #ba64e0
  3. #c175e3
  4. #c987e7
  5. #d198ea
  6. #d9a9ee
  7. #e0baf1
  8. #e8cbf5
  9. #f0ddf8
  10. #f7eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b253dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b253dc
  2. #ad58d3
  3. #a85cca
  4. #a361c0
  5. #9e65b7
  6. #996aae
  7. #946ea5
  8. #8f739c
  9. #8a7792
  10. #857c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #966fac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d79e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d80d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae6c90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #776cdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8271da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b063b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b253dc {
  color: #b253dc;
}
Background
.bg-b253dc {
  background-color: #b253dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b253dc {
  border: 2px solid #b253dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b253dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 83 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 66% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b253dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b253dc, #dc53c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b253dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 83 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.54 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.03 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.52 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.41 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.88 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.43 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.37 #4dac23 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b253dc  rgb(178, 83, 220)  hsl(282, 66%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#7ddc53  rgb(125, 220, 83)  hsl(102, 66%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#dcb253  rgb(220, 178, 83)  hsl(42, 66%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#53dcb2  rgb(83, 220, 178)  hsl(162, 66%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine