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#B34CEF

#b34cef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b34cef is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 29.8% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.1% cyan, 68.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 277.91°, with 83.59% saturation and 61.76% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.08.

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Relative luminance0.2098

Complementary

  1. #b34cef
  2. #88ef4c

Split complementary

  1. #b34cef
  2. #daef4c
  3. #4cef61

Analogous

  1. #614cef
  2. #b34cef
  3. #ef4cda

Triadic

  1. #b34cef
  2. #efb34c
  3. #4cefb3

Tetradic

  1. #b34cef
  2. #ef4c88
  3. #88ef4c
  4. #4cefb3

Square

  1. #b34cef
  2. #ef614c
  3. #88ef4c
  4. #4cdaef

Monochromatic

  1. #630d95
  2. #9214db
  3. #b34cef
  4. #d192f5
  5. #efd8fc

Shades

#b34cef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b34cef
  2. #a144d7
  3. #8f3dbf
  4. #7d35a7
  5. #6b2e8f
  6. #5a2678
  7. #481e60
  8. #361748
  9. #240f30
  10. #120818
  11. #000000

Tints

#b34cef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b34cef
  2. #bb5ef1
  3. #c270f2
  4. #ca82f4
  5. #d194f5
  6. #d9a6f7
  7. #e1b7f9
  8. #e8c9fa
  9. #f0dbfc
  10. #f7edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b34cef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b34cef
  2. #ae51e4
  3. #a956d9
  4. #a45cce
  5. #9f61c3
  6. #9a66b8
  7. #946bac
  8. #8f70a1
  9. #8a7696
  10. #857b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #966eb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007af4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3180eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab6f98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #706af2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b6fed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae63c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b34cef {
  color: #b34cef;
}
Background
.bg-b34cef {
  background-color: #b34cef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b34cef {
  border: 2px solid #b34cef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b34cef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 76 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 84% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b34cef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b34cef, #ef4cda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b34cef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 76 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.08 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.66 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.63 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.35 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.43 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.53 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.50 #4cb310 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b34cef  rgb(179, 76, 239)  hsl(278, 84%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#88ef4c  rgb(136, 239, 76)  hsl(98, 84%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#efb34c  rgb(239, 179, 76)  hsl(38, 84%, 62%)  Pastel Orange
#4cefb3  rgb(76, 239, 179)  hsl(158, 84%, 62%)  Aquamarine