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#B355BD

#b355bd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b355bd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 33.33% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.29% cyan, 55.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 294.23°, with 44.07% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.1975

Complementary

  1. #b355bd
  2. #5fbd55

Split complementary

  1. #b355bd
  2. #93bd55
  3. #55bd7f

Analogous

  1. #7f55bd
  2. #b355bd
  3. #bd5593

Triadic

  1. #b355bd
  2. #bdb355
  3. #55bdb3

Tetradic

  1. #b355bd
  2. #bd555f
  3. #5fbd55
  4. #55bdb3

Square

  1. #b355bd
  2. #bd7f55
  3. #5fbd55
  4. #5593bd

Monochromatic

  1. #522257
  2. #86378e
  3. #b355bd
  4. #cc8cd2
  5. #e4c3e8

Shades

#b355bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b355bd
  2. #a14daa
  3. #8f4497
  4. #7d3c84
  5. #6b3371
  6. #5a2b5f
  7. #48224c
  8. #361a39
  9. #241126
  10. #120913
  11. #000000

Tints

#b355bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b355bd
  2. #bb66c4
  3. #c277ca
  4. #ca88d1
  5. #d199d7
  6. #d9aade
  7. #e1bbe5
  8. #e8cceb
  9. #f0ddf2
  10. #f7eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b355bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b355bd
  2. #ae59b7
  3. #a95eb1
  4. #a462ab
  5. #9f66a5
  6. #9a6b9f
  7. #946f98
  8. #8f7392
  9. #8a778c
  10. #857c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #956e9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4574c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #647fba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66381 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8069bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b70bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b55e9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b355bd {
  color: #b355bd;
}
Background
.bg-b355bd {
  background-color: #b355bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b355bd {
  border: 2px solid #b355bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b355bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 85 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 44% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b355bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b355bd, #bd5593);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b355bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 85 189 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.69 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.85 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.48 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.50 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.55 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.17 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 11.19 #4caa42 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b355bd  rgb(179, 85, 189)  hsl(294, 44%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#5fbd55  rgb(95, 189, 85)  hsl(114, 44%, 54%)  Mantis
#bdb355  rgb(189, 179, 85)  hsl(54, 44%, 54%)  Vegas Gold
#55bdb3  rgb(85, 189, 179)  hsl(174, 44%, 54%)  Verdigris