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#B44CE2

#b44ce2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b44ce2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.35% cyan, 66.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 281.6°, with 72.12% saturation and 59.22% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.53.

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Relative luminance0.2036

Complementary

  1. #b44ce2
  2. #7ae24c

Split complementary

  1. #b44ce2
  2. #c5e24c
  3. #4ce269

Analogous

  1. #694ce2
  2. #b44ce2
  3. #e24cc5

Triadic

  1. #b44ce2
  2. #e2b44c
  3. #4ce2b4

Tetradic

  1. #b44ce2
  2. #e24c7a
  3. #7ae24c
  4. #4ce2b4

Square

  1. #b44ce2
  2. #e2694c
  3. #7ae24c
  4. #4cc5e2

Monochromatic

  1. #5f1580
  2. #901fc2
  3. #b44ce2
  4. #d08eed
  5. #ebd0f7

Shades

#b44ce2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b44ce2
  2. #a244cb
  3. #903db5
  4. #7e359e
  5. #6c2e88
  6. #5a2671
  7. #481e5a
  8. #361744
  9. #240f2d
  10. #120817
  11. #000000

Tints

#b44ce2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b44ce2
  2. #bc5ee5
  3. #c370e8
  4. #cb82eb
  5. #d294ee
  6. #daa6f1
  7. #e1b7f3
  8. #e9c9f6
  9. #f0dbf9
  10. #f8edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b44ce2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b44ce2
  2. #af51d8
  3. #aa56ce
  4. #a45cc5
  5. #9f61bb
  6. #9a66b1
  7. #956ba7
  8. #90709d
  9. #8a7694
  10. #857b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #966caf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #437fdf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b06a91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7568e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #806ee0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b15fb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b44ce2 {
  color: #b44ce2;
}
Background
.bg-b44ce2 {
  background-color: #b44ce2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b44ce2 {
  border: 2px solid #b44ce2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b44ce2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 76 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 72% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b44ce2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b44ce2, #e24cc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b44ce2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 76 226 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.13 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.11 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.76 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.88 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.78 #4bb31d Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b44ce2  rgb(180, 76, 226)  hsl(282, 72%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#7ae24c  rgb(122, 226, 76)  hsl(102, 72%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#e2b44c  rgb(226, 180, 76)  hsl(42, 72%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#4ce2b4  rgb(76, 226, 180)  hsl(162, 72%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine