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#B355FB

#b355fb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b355fb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 33.33% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.69% cyan, 66.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 273.98°, with 95.4% saturation and 65.88% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.42.

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Relative luminance0.2305

Complementary

  1. #b355fb
  2. #9dfb55

Split complementary

  1. #b355fb
  2. #f0fb55
  3. #55fb60

Analogous

  1. #6055fb
  2. #b355fb
  3. #fb55f0

Triadic

  1. #b355fb
  2. #fbb355
  3. #55fbb3

Tetradic

  1. #b355fb
  2. #fb559d
  3. #9dfb55
  4. #55fbb3

Square

  1. #b355fb
  2. #fb6055
  3. #9dfb55
  4. #55f0fb

Monochromatic

  1. #6704b3
  2. #920af9
  3. #b355fb
  4. #d4a0fd
  5. #f6eaff

Shades

#b355fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b355fb
  2. #a14de2
  3. #8f44c9
  4. #7d3cb0
  5. #6b3397
  6. #5a2b7e
  7. #482264
  8. #361a4b
  9. #241132
  10. #120919
  11. #000000

Tints

#b355fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b355fb
  2. #bb66fb
  3. #c277fc
  4. #ca88fc
  5. #d199fd
  6. #d9aafd
  7. #e1bbfd
  8. #e8ccfe
  9. #f0ddfe
  10. #f7eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b355fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b355fb
  2. #ae59ef
  3. #a95ee2
  4. #a462d6
  5. #9f66ca
  6. #9a6bbe
  7. #946fb1
  8. #8f73a5
  9. #8a7799
  10. #857c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9974c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b85f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a779a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f72fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a74f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac6ccc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b355fb {
  color: #b355fb;
}
Background
.bg-b355fb {
  background-color: #b355fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b355fb {
  border: 2px solid #b355fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b355fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 85 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 95% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b355fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b355fb, #fb55f0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b355fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 85 251 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.42 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.40 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.91 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.52 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.26 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.59 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.65 #4caa04 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b355fb  rgb(179, 85, 251)  hsl(274, 95%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#9dfb55  rgb(157, 251, 85)  hsl(94, 95%, 66%)  Lawn Green
#fbb355  rgb(251, 179, 85)  hsl(34, 95%, 66%)  Pastel Orange
#55fbb3  rgb(85, 251, 179)  hsl(154, 95%, 66%)  Medium Spring Green