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#B44FED

#b44fed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b44fed is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 30.98% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.05% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 278.35°, with 81.44% saturation and 61.96% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.59.

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Relative luminance0.2141

Complementary

  1. #b44fed
  2. #88ed4f

Split complementary

  1. #b44fed
  2. #d7ed4f
  3. #4fed65

Analogous

  1. #654fed
  2. #b44fed
  3. #ed4fd7

Triadic

  1. #b44fed
  2. #edb44f
  3. #4fedb4

Tetradic

  1. #b44fed
  2. #ed4f88
  3. #88ed4f
  4. #4fedb4

Square

  1. #b44fed
  2. #ed654f
  3. #88ed4f
  4. #4fd7ed

Monochromatic

  1. #640f94
  2. #9316d9
  3. #b44fed
  4. #d294f4
  5. #efdafb

Shades

#b44fed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b44fed
  2. #a247d5
  3. #903fbe
  4. #7e37a6
  5. #6c2f8e
  6. #5a2877
  7. #48205f
  8. #361847
  9. #24102f
  10. #120818
  11. #000000

Tints

#b44fed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b44fed
  2. #bc61ef
  3. #c372f1
  4. #cb84f2
  5. #d295f4
  6. #daa7f6
  7. #e1b9f8
  8. #e9cafa
  9. #f0dcfb
  10. #f8edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b44fed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b44fed
  2. #af54e2
  3. #aa59d7
  4. #a45ecc
  5. #9f63c1
  6. #9a68b7
  7. #956cac
  8. #9071a1
  9. #8a7696
  10. #857b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #976fb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a81e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad7098 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #726cf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e71eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b064c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b44fed {
  color: #b44fed;
}
Background
.bg-b44fed {
  background-color: #b44fed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b44fed {
  border: 2px solid #b44fed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b44fed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 79 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b44fed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b44fed, #ed4fd7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b44fed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 79 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.59 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.22 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.30 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.13 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.02 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.45 #4bb012 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b44fed  rgb(180, 79, 237)  hsl(278, 81%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#88ed4f  rgb(136, 237, 79)  hsl(98, 81%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#edb44f  rgb(237, 180, 79)  hsl(38, 81%, 62%)  Pastel Orange
#4fedb4  rgb(79, 237, 180)  hsl(158, 81%, 62%)  Aquamarine