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#B265CC

#b265cc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b265cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 39.61% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.75% cyan, 50.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 284.85°, with 50.24% saturation and 59.8% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2313

Complementary

  1. #b265cc
  2. #7fcc65

Split complementary

  1. #b265cc
  2. #b2cc65
  3. #65cc7e

Analogous

  1. #7e65cc
  2. #b265cc
  3. #cc65b2

Triadic

  1. #b265cc
  2. #ccb265
  3. #65ccb2

Tetradic

  1. #b265cc
  2. #cc657f
  3. #7fcc65
  4. #65ccb2

Square

  1. #b265cc
  2. #cc7e65
  3. #7fcc65
  4. #65b2cc

Monochromatic

  1. #5f2672
  2. #8f39ac
  3. #b265cc
  4. #cf9edf
  5. #ebd8f2

Shades

#b265cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b265cc
  2. #a05bb8
  3. #8e51a3
  4. #7d478f
  5. #6b3d7a
  6. #593366
  7. #472852
  8. #351e3d
  9. #241429
  10. #120a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#b265cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b265cc
  2. #ba74d1
  3. #c184d6
  4. #c993db
  5. #d1a3e0
  6. #d9b2e6
  7. #e0c1eb
  8. #e8d1f0
  9. #f0e0f5
  10. #f7f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b265cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b265cc
  2. #ad68c4
  3. #a86abd
  4. #a36db5
  5. #9e70ae
  6. #9973a6
  7. #94759e
  8. #8f7897
  9. #8a7b8f
  10. #857d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9979a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #507fcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6887c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1748f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8376ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c7bca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b26eab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b265cc {
  color: #b265cc;
}
Background
.bg-b265cc {
  background-color: #b265cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b265cc {
  border: 2px solid #b265cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b265cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 101 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 50% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b265cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b265cc, #cc65b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b265cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 101 204 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.60 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.28 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.76 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.17 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.29 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.88 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.12 #4d9a33 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b265cc  rgb(178, 101, 204)  hsl(285, 50%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#7fcc65  rgb(127, 204, 101)  hsl(105, 50%, 60%)  Mantis
#ccb265  rgb(204, 178, 101)  hsl(45, 50%, 60%)  Vegas Gold
#65ccb2  rgb(101, 204, 178)  hsl(165, 50%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine