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#B36BC2

#b36bc2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b36bc2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 41.96% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.73% cyan, 44.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 289.66°, with 41.63% saturation and 59.02% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.86.

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Relative luminance0.2399

Complementary

  1. #b36bc2
  2. #7ac26b

Split complementary

  1. #b36bc2
  2. #a5c26b
  3. #6bc288

Analogous

  1. #886bc2
  2. #b36bc2
  3. #c26ba5

Triadic

  1. #b36bc2
  2. #c2b36b
  3. #6bc2b3

Tetradic

  1. #b36bc2
  2. #c26b7a
  3. #7ac26b
  4. #6bc2b3

Square

  1. #b36bc2
  2. #c2886b
  3. #7ac26b
  4. #6ba5c2

Monochromatic

  1. #5e2b69
  2. #8f429f
  3. #b36bc2
  4. #cfa1d8
  5. #ebd7ef

Shades

#b36bc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b36bc2
  2. #a160af
  3. #8f569b
  4. #7d4b88
  5. #6b4074
  6. #5a3661
  7. #482b4e
  8. #36203a
  9. #241527
  10. #120b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b36bc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b36bc2
  2. #bb7ac8
  3. #c289ce
  4. #ca97d4
  5. #d1a6da
  6. #d9b5e1
  7. #e1c4e7
  8. #e8d3ed
  9. #f0e1f3
  10. #f7f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b36bc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b36bc2
  2. #ae6dbb
  3. #a96fb5
  4. #a471ae
  5. #9f73a8
  6. #9a76a1
  7. #94789a
  8. #8f7a94
  9. #8a7c8d
  10. #857e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a7ca2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e81c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7289bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4768d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8879c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #917ec0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b472a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b36bc2 {
  color: #b36bc2;
}
Background
.bg-b36bc2 {
  background-color: #b36bc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b36bc2 {
  border: 2px solid #b36bc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b36bc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 107 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 42% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b36bc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b36bc2, #c26ba5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b36bc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 107 194 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.86 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.45 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.89 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.38 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.72 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.09 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.53 #4c943d Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b36bc2  rgb(179, 107, 194)  hsl(290, 42%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#7ac26b  rgb(122, 194, 107)  hsl(110, 42%, 59%)  Mantis
#c2b36b  rgb(194, 179, 107)  hsl(50, 42%, 59%)  Dark Khaki
#6bc2b3  rgb(107, 194, 179)  hsl(170, 42%, 59%)  Verdigris