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#B455DF

#b455df ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b455df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 33.33% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.28% cyan, 61.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 281.3°, with 68.32% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2153

Complementary

  1. #b455df
  2. #80df55

Split complementary

  1. #b455df
  2. #c5df55
  3. #55df6f

Analogous

  1. #6f55df
  2. #b455df
  3. #df55c5

Triadic

  1. #b455df
  2. #dfb455
  3. #55dfb4

Tetradic

  1. #b455df
  2. #df5580
  3. #80df55
  4. #55dfb4

Square

  1. #b455df
  2. #df6f55
  3. #80df55
  4. #55c5df

Monochromatic

  1. #611982
  2. #9225c3
  3. #b455df
  4. #d095eb
  5. #edd6f7

Shades

#b455df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b455df
  2. #a24dc9
  3. #9044b2
  4. #7e3c9c
  5. #6c3386
  6. #5a2b70
  7. #482259
  8. #361a43
  9. #24112d
  10. #120916
  11. #000000

Tints

#b455df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b455df
  2. #bc66e2
  3. #c377e5
  4. #cb88e9
  5. #d299ec
  6. #daaaef
  7. #e1bbf2
  8. #e9ccf5
  9. #f0ddf9
  10. #f8eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b455df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b455df
  2. #af59d6
  3. #aa5ecc
  4. #a462c3
  5. #9f66b9
  6. #9a6bb0
  7. #956fa6
  8. #90739d
  9. #8a7793
  10. #857c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9871ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f7be3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f82dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b06f92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #796ee2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8473dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b265b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b455df {
  color: #b455df;
}
Background
.bg-b455df {
  background-color: #b455df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b455df {
  border: 2px solid #b455df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b455df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 85 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 68% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b455df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b455df, #df55c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b455df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 85 223 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.53 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.11 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.77 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.68 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.11 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.83 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.20 #4baa20 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b455df  rgb(180, 85, 223)  hsl(281, 68%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#80df55  rgb(128, 223, 85)  hsl(101, 68%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#dfb455  rgb(223, 180, 85)  hsl(41, 68%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#55dfb4  rgb(85, 223, 180)  hsl(161, 68%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine