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#B35AD8

#b35ad8 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b35ad8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 35.29% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.13% cyan, 58.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 282.38°, with 61.76% saturation and 60% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.86.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2185

Complementary

  1. #b35ad8
  2. #7fd85a

Split complementary

  1. #b35ad8
  2. #bed85a
  3. #5ad874

Analogous

  1. #745ad8
  2. #b35ad8
  3. #d85abe

Triadic

  1. #b35ad8
  2. #d8b35a
  3. #5ad8b3

Tetradic

  1. #b35ad8
  2. #d85a7f
  3. #7fd85a
  4. #5ad8b3

Square

  1. #b35ad8
  2. #d8745a
  3. #7fd85a
  4. #5abed8

Monochromatic

  1. #601d7c
  2. #902cba
  3. #b35ad8
  4. #cf98e7
  5. #ecd6f5

Shades

#b35ad8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b35ad8
  2. #a151c2
  3. #8f48ad
  4. #7d3f97
  5. #6b3682
  6. #5a2d6c
  7. #482456
  8. #361b41
  9. #24122b
  10. #120916
  11. #000000

Tints

#b35ad8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b35ad8
  2. #bb6bdc
  3. #c27be0
  4. #ca8ce4
  5. #d19ce8
  6. #d9adec
  7. #e1bdef
  8. #e8cef3
  9. #f0def7
  10. #f7effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b35ad8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b35ad8
  2. #ae5ecf
  3. #a962c6
  4. #a465be
  5. #9f69b5
  6. #9a6dac
  7. #9471a3
  8. #8f759a
  9. #8a7892
  10. #857c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9773ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #357cdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5883d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b07091 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c70da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8675d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b168b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b35ad8 {
  color: #b35ad8;
}
Background
.bg-b35ad8 {
  background-color: #b35ad8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b35ad8 {
  border: 2px solid #b35ad8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b35ad8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 90 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 62% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b35ad8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b35ad8, #d85abe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b35ad8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 90 216 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.86 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.43 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.30 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.69 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.87 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.07 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.11 #4ca527 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b35ad8  rgb(179, 90, 216)  hsl(282, 62%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#7fd85a  rgb(127, 216, 90)  hsl(102, 62%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#d8b35a  rgb(216, 179, 90)  hsl(42, 62%, 60%)  Metallic Gold
#5ad8b3  rgb(90, 216, 179)  hsl(162, 62%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine