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#B264ED

#b264ed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b264ed is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 39.22% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.89% cyan, 57.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 274.16°, with 79.19% saturation and 66.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2469

Complementary

  1. #b264ed
  2. #9fed64

Split complementary

  1. #b264ed
  2. #e4ed64
  3. #64ed6e

Analogous

  1. #6e64ed
  2. #b264ed
  3. #ed64e4

Triadic

  1. #b264ed
  2. #edb264
  3. #64edb2

Tetradic

  1. #b264ed
  2. #ed649f
  3. #9fed64
  4. #64edb2

Square

  1. #b264ed
  2. #ed6e64
  3. #9fed64
  4. #64e4ed

Monochromatic

  1. #6613a5
  2. #901fe5
  3. #b264ed
  4. #d4a9f5
  5. #f6edfd

Shades

#b264ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b264ed
  2. #a05ad5
  3. #8e50be
  4. #7d46a6
  5. #6b3c8e
  6. #593277
  7. #47285f
  8. #351e47
  9. #24142f
  10. #120a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#b264ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b264ed
  2. #ba74ef
  3. #c183f1
  4. #c993f2
  5. #d1a2f4
  6. #d9b2f6
  7. #e0c1f8
  8. #e8d1fa
  9. #f0e0fb
  10. #f7f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b264ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b264ed
  2. #ad67e2
  3. #a86ad7
  4. #a36ccc
  5. #9e6fc1
  6. #9972b7
  7. #9475ac
  8. #8f78a1
  9. #8a7a96
  10. #857d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b7bb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f85f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5089ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a97e9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a79f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #837ceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad74c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b264ed {
  color: #b264ed;
}
Background
.bg-b264ed {
  background-color: #b264ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b264ed {
  border: 2px solid #b264ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b264ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 100 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 79% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b264ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b264ed, #ed64e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b264ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 100 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.63 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.15 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.58 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.31 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.87 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.22 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.27 #4d9b12 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b264ed  rgb(178, 100, 237)  hsl(274, 79%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#9fed64  rgb(159, 237, 100)  hsl(94, 79%, 66%)  Inchworm
#edb264  rgb(237, 178, 100)  hsl(34, 79%, 66%)  Indian Yellow
#64edb2  rgb(100, 237, 178)  hsl(154, 79%, 66%)  Aquamarine