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#B366CD

#b366cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b366cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 40% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.68% cyan, 50.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 284.85°, with 50.74% saturation and 60.2% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2349

Complementary

  1. #b366cd
  2. #80cd66

Split complementary

  1. #b366cd
  2. #b4cd66
  3. #66cd80

Analogous

  1. #8066cd
  2. #b366cd
  3. #cd66b4

Triadic

  1. #b366cd
  2. #cdb366
  3. #66cdb3

Tetradic

  1. #b366cd
  2. #cd6680
  3. #80cd66
  4. #66cdb3

Square

  1. #b366cd
  2. #cd8066
  3. #80cd66
  4. #66b4cd

Monochromatic

  1. #602674
  2. #9039ae
  3. #b366cd
  4. #d0a0e0
  5. #ecd9f3

Shades

#b366cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b366cd
  2. #a15cb9
  3. #8f52a4
  4. #7d4790
  5. #6b3d7b
  6. #5a3367
  7. #482952
  8. #361f3e
  9. #241429
  10. #120a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#b366cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b366cd
  2. #bb75d2
  3. #c285d7
  4. #ca94dc
  5. #d1a3e1
  6. #d9b3e6
  7. #e1c2eb
  8. #e8d1f0
  9. #f0e0f5
  10. #f7f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b366cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b366cd
  2. #ae69c5
  3. #a96bbe
  4. #a46eb6
  5. #9f70ae
  6. #9a73a7
  7. #94769f
  8. #8f7897
  9. #8a7b8f
  10. #857d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a7aa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5280d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6988ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b27590 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8477cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d7ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b36fac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b366cd {
  color: #b366cd;
}
Background
.bg-b366cd {
  background-color: #b366cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b366cd {
  border: 2px solid #b366cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b366cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 102 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 51% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b366cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b366cd, #cd66b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b366cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 102 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.77 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.45 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.46 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.01 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.19 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.47 #4c9932 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b366cd  rgb(179, 102, 205)  hsl(285, 51%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#80cd66  rgb(128, 205, 102)  hsl(105, 51%, 60%)  Mantis
#cdb366  rgb(205, 179, 102)  hsl(45, 51%, 60%)  Vegas Gold
#66cdb3  rgb(102, 205, 179)  hsl(165, 51%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine