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#B459DC

#b459dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b459dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 34.9% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.18% cyan, 59.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 281.68°, with 65.17% saturation and 60.59% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.17.

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Relative luminance0.2202

Complementary

  1. #b459dc
  2. #81dc59

Split complementary

  1. #b459dc
  2. #c2dc59
  3. #59dc73

Analogous

  1. #7359dc
  2. #b459dc
  3. #dc59c2

Triadic

  1. #b459dc
  2. #dcb459
  3. #59dcb4

Tetradic

  1. #b459dc
  2. #dc5981
  3. #81dc59
  4. #59dcb4

Square

  1. #b459dc
  2. #dc7359
  3. #81dc59
  4. #59c2dc

Monochromatic

  1. #621b81
  2. #9228c0
  3. #b459dc
  4. #d198e9
  5. #edd7f7

Shades

#b459dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b459dc
  2. #a250c6
  3. #9047b0
  4. #7e3e9a
  5. #6c3584
  6. #5a2d6e
  7. #482458
  8. #361b42
  9. #24122c
  10. #120916
  11. #000000

Tints

#b459dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b459dc
  2. #bc6ae0
  3. #c37ae3
  4. #cb8be7
  5. #d29bea
  6. #daacee
  7. #e1bdf1
  8. #e9cdf5
  9. #f0def8
  10. #f8eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b459dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b459dc
  2. #af5dd3
  3. #aa61ca
  4. #a465c0
  5. #9f69b7
  6. #9a6dae
  7. #9570a5
  8. #90749c
  9. #8a7892
  10. #857c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9873ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f7ce0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5584d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b17092 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b70de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8675da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b268b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b459dc {
  color: #b459dc;
}
Background
.bg-b459dc {
  background-color: #b459dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b459dc {
  border: 2px solid #b459dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b459dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 89 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 65% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b459dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b459dc, #dc59c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b459dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 89 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.17 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.70 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.33 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.67 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.01 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.13 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.27 #4ba623 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b459dc  rgb(180, 89, 220)  hsl(282, 65%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#81dc59  rgb(129, 220, 89)  hsl(102, 65%, 61%)  Pastel Green
#dcb459  rgb(220, 180, 89)  hsl(42, 65%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#59dcb4  rgb(89, 220, 180)  hsl(162, 65%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine