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#B44CD4

#b44cd4 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b44cd4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 29.8% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.09% cyan, 64.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 285.88°, with 61.26% saturation and 56.47% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.53.

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Relative luminance0.1963

Complementary

  1. #b44cd4
  2. #6cd44c

Split complementary

  1. #b44cd4
  2. #b0d44c
  3. #4cd470

Analogous

  1. #704cd4
  2. #b44cd4
  3. #d44cb0

Triadic

  1. #b44cd4
  2. #d4b44c
  3. #4cd4b4

Tetradic

  1. #b44cd4
  2. #d44c6c
  3. #6cd44c
  4. #4cd4b4

Square

  1. #b44cd4
  2. #d4704c
  3. #6cd44c
  4. #4cb0d4

Monochromatic

  1. #591a6d
  2. #8c29ab
  3. #b44cd4
  4. #ce8ae3
  5. #e8c7f2

Shades

#b44cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b44cd4
  2. #a244bf
  3. #903daa
  4. #7e3594
  5. #6c2e7f
  6. #5a266a
  7. #481e55
  8. #361740
  9. #240f2a
  10. #120815
  11. #000000

Tints

#b44cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b44cd4
  2. #bc5ed8
  3. #c370dd
  4. #cb82e1
  5. #d294e5
  6. #daa6ea
  7. #e1b7ee
  8. #e9c9f2
  9. #f0dbf6
  10. #f8edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b44cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b44cd4
  2. #af51cc
  3. #aa56c3
  4. #a45cbb
  5. #9f61b2
  6. #9a66aa
  7. #956ba2
  8. #907099
  9. #8a7691
  10. #857b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #956ba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b74d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #507ed1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3648a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7866d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #846dd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b35cac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b44cd4 {
  color: #b44cd4;
}
Background
.bg-b44cd4 {
  background-color: #b44cd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b44cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #b44cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b44cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 76 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 61% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b44cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b44cd4, #d44cb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b44cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 76 212 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.53 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.05 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.15 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.25 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.30 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.43 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.61 #4bb32b Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b44cd4  rgb(180, 76, 212)  hsl(286, 61%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#6cd44c  rgb(108, 212, 76)  hsl(106, 61%, 56%)  Lime Green
#d4b44c  rgb(212, 180, 76)  hsl(46, 61%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#4cd4b4  rgb(76, 212, 180)  hsl(166, 61%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine