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#B35BBC

#b35bbc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b35bbc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 35.69% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.79% cyan, 51.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 294.43°, with 41.99% saturation and 54.71% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.207

Complementary

  1. #b35bbc
  2. #64bc5b

Split complementary

  1. #b35bbc
  2. #95bc5b
  3. #5bbc83

Analogous

  1. #835bbc
  2. #b35bbc
  3. #bc5b95

Triadic

  1. #b35bbc
  2. #bcb35b
  3. #5bbcb3

Tetradic

  1. #b35bbc
  2. #bc5b64
  3. #64bc5b
  4. #5bbcb3

Square

  1. #b35bbc
  2. #bc835b
  3. #64bc5b
  4. #5b95bc

Monochromatic

  1. #552559
  2. #883b90
  3. #b35bbc
  4. #cc91d2
  5. #e5c8e8

Shades

#b35bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b35bbc
  2. #a152a9
  3. #8f4996
  4. #7d4084
  5. #6b3771
  6. #5a2e5e
  7. #48244b
  8. #361b38
  9. #241226
  10. #120913
  11. #000000

Tints

#b35bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b35bbc
  2. #bb6bc3
  3. #c27cc9
  4. #ca8cd0
  5. #d19dd7
  6. #d9adde
  7. #e1bde4
  8. #e8ceeb
  9. #f0def2
  10. #f7eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b35bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b35bbc
  2. #ae5fb6
  3. #a962b0
  4. #a466aa
  5. #9f6aa4
  6. #9a6e9e
  7. #947198
  8. #8f7592
  9. #8a798c
  10. #857c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96719a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e77bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6981b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66783 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #836dbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d74ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5639d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b35bbc {
  color: #b35bbc;
}
Background
.bg-b35bbc {
  background-color: #b35bbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b35bbc {
  border: 2px solid #b35bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b35bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 91 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 42% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b35bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b35bbc, #bc5b95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b35bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 91 188 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.05 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.73 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.25 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.52 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.09 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.33 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.59 #4ca443 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b35bbc  rgb(179, 91, 188)  hsl(294, 42%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#64bc5b  rgb(100, 188, 91)  hsl(114, 42%, 55%)  Mantis
#bcb35b  rgb(188, 179, 91)  hsl(54, 42%, 55%)  Dark Khaki
#5bbcb3  rgb(91, 188, 179)  hsl(174, 42%, 55%)  Verdigris