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#B45CD0

#b45cd0 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b45cd0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 36.08% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.46% cyan, 55.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 285.52°, with 55.24% saturation and 58.82% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.56.

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Relative luminance0.2191

Complementary

  1. #b45cd0
  2. #78d05c

Split complementary

  1. #b45cd0
  2. #b2d05c
  3. #5cd07a

Analogous

  1. #7a5cd0
  2. #b45cd0
  3. #d05cb2

Triadic

  1. #b45cd0
  2. #d0b45c
  3. #5cd0b4

Tetradic

  1. #b45cd0
  2. #d05c78
  3. #78d05c
  4. #5cd0b4

Square

  1. #b45cd0
  2. #d07a5c
  3. #78d05c
  4. #5cb2d0

Monochromatic

  1. #5e2172
  2. #9032ad
  3. #b45cd0
  4. #cf97e1
  5. #ebd3f2

Shades

#b45cd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b45cd0
  2. #a253bb
  3. #904aa6
  4. #7e4092
  5. #6c377d
  6. #5a2e68
  7. #482553
  8. #361c3e
  9. #24122a
  10. #120915
  11. #000000

Tints

#b45cd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b45cd0
  2. #bc6cd5
  3. #c37dd9
  4. #cb8dde
  5. #d29de3
  6. #daaee8
  7. #e1beec
  8. #e9cef1
  9. #f0def6
  10. #f8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b45cd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b45cd0
  2. #af60c8
  3. #aa63c0
  4. #a467b8
  5. #9f6ab0
  6. #9a6ea8
  7. #9572a0
  8. #907598
  9. #8a7990
  10. #857c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9874a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #417bd4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6084cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b36e8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8070d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8976ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b467ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b45cd0 {
  color: #b45cd0;
}
Background
.bg-b45cd0 {
  background-color: #b45cd0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b45cd0 {
  border: 2px solid #b45cd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b45cd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 92 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 55% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b45cd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b45cd0, #d05cb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b45cd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 92 208 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.56 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.59 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.20 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.56 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.81 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.31 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.15 #4ba32f Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b45cd0  rgb(180, 92, 208)  hsl(286, 55%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#78d05c  rgb(120, 208, 92)  hsl(106, 55%, 59%)  Mantis
#d0b45c  rgb(208, 180, 92)  hsl(46, 55%, 59%)  Vegas Gold
#5cd0b4  rgb(92, 208, 180)  hsl(166, 55%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine