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#B35BDA

#b35bda ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b35bda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.89% cyan, 58.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 281.57°, with 63.18% saturation and 60.59% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.18.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2213

Complementary

  1. #b35bda
  2. #82da5b

Split complementary

  1. #b35bda
  2. #c2da5b
  3. #5bda73

Analogous

  1. #735bda
  2. #b35bda
  3. #da5bc2

Triadic

  1. #b35bda
  2. #dab35b
  3. #5bdab3

Tetradic

  1. #b35bda
  2. #da5b82
  3. #82da5b
  4. #5bdab3

Square

  1. #b35bda
  2. #da735b
  3. #82da5b
  4. #5bc2da

Monochromatic

  1. #611d7f
  2. #912bbe
  3. #b35bda
  4. #d099e8
  5. #edd8f6

Shades

#b35bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b35bda
  2. #a152c4
  3. #8f49ae
  4. #7d4099
  5. #6b3783
  6. #5a2e6d
  7. #482457
  8. #361b41
  9. #24122c
  10. #120916
  11. #000000

Tints

#b35bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b35bda
  2. #bb6bde
  3. #c27ce1
  4. #ca8ce5
  5. #d19de9
  6. #d9aded
  7. #e1bdf0
  8. #e8cef4
  9. #f0def8
  10. #f7effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b35bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b35bda
  2. #ae5fd1
  3. #a962c8
  4. #a466bf
  5. #9f6ab6
  6. #9a6ead
  7. #9471a4
  8. #8f759b
  9. #8a7992
  10. #857c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9874ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #357dde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5784d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b07192 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c71dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8676d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b169b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b35bda {
  color: #b35bda;
}
Background
.bg-b35bda {
  background-color: #b35bda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b35bda {
  border: 2px solid #b35bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b35bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 91 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 63% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b35bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b35bda, #da5bc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b35bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 91 218 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.18 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.38 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.07 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.63 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.04 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.13 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.06 #4ca425 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b35bda  rgb(179, 91, 218)  hsl(282, 63%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#82da5b  rgb(130, 218, 91)  hsl(102, 63%, 61%)  Pastel Green
#dab35b  rgb(218, 179, 91)  hsl(42, 63%, 61%)  Metallic Gold
#5bdab3  rgb(91, 218, 179)  hsl(162, 63%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine