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#B357B3

#b357b3 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b357b3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 34.12% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 51.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 37.7% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.55.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.1965

Complementary

  1. #b357b3
  2. #57b357

Split complementary

  1. #b357b3
  2. #85b357
  3. #57b385

Analogous

  1. #8557b3
  2. #b357b3
  3. #b35785

Triadic

  1. #b357b3
  2. #b3b357
  3. #57b3b3

Tetradic

  1. #b357b3
  2. #b35757
  3. #57b357
  4. #57b3b3

Square

  1. #b357b3
  2. #b38557
  3. #57b357
  4. #5785b3

Monochromatic

  1. #4e234e
  2. #823b82
  3. #b357b3
  4. #cb8ccb
  5. #e3c0e3

Shades

#b357b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b357b3
  2. #a14ea1
  3. #8f468f
  4. #7d3d7d
  5. #6b346b
  6. #5a2c5a
  7. #482348
  8. #361a36
  9. #241124
  10. #120912
  11. #000000

Tints

#b357b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b357b3
  2. #bb68bb
  3. #c279c2
  4. #ca89ca
  5. #d19ad1
  6. #d9abd9
  7. #e1bce1
  8. #e8cde8
  9. #f0ddf0
  10. #f7eef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b357b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b357b3
  2. #ae5bae
  3. #a95fa9
  4. #a463a4
  5. #9f679f
  6. #9a6c9a
  7. #947094
  8. #8f748f
  9. #8a788a
  10. #857c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946e94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e73b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a7fb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8617d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8369b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d71b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b65d96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b357b3 {
  color: #b357b3;
}
Background
.bg-b357b3 {
  background-color: #b357b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b357b3 {
  border: 2px solid #b357b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b357b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 87 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 38% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b357b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b357b3, #b35785);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b357b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 87 179 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.55 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.22 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.69 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.97 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.44 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.52 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.23 #4ca84c Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b357b3  rgb(179, 87, 179)  hsl(300, 38%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#57b357  rgb(87, 179, 87)  hsl(120, 38%, 52%)  Mantis
#b3b357  rgb(179, 179, 87)  hsl(60, 38%, 52%)  Dark Khaki
#57b3b3  rgb(87, 179, 179)  hsl(180, 38%, 52%)  Verdigris