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#B45EDD

#b45edd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b45edd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 36.86% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.55% cyan, 57.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 280.63°, with 65.13% saturation and 61.76% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.76.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2293

Complementary

  1. #b45edd
  2. #87dd5e

Split complementary

  1. #b45edd
  2. #c6dd5e
  3. #5edd74

Analogous

  1. #745edd
  2. #b45edd
  3. #dd5ec6

Triadic

  1. #b45edd
  2. #ddb45e
  3. #5eddb4

Tetradic

  1. #b45edd
  2. #dd5e87
  3. #87dd5e
  4. #5eddb4

Square

  1. #b45edd
  2. #dd745e
  3. #87dd5e
  4. #5ec6dd

Monochromatic

  1. #641c86
  2. #932ac5
  3. #b45edd
  4. #d19dea
  5. #efdcf8

Shades

#b45edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b45edd
  2. #a255c7
  3. #904bb1
  4. #7e429b
  5. #6c3885
  6. #5a2f6f
  7. #482658
  8. #361c42
  9. #24132c
  10. #120916
  11. #000000

Tints

#b45edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b45edd
  2. #bc6ee0
  3. #c37ee4
  4. #cb8ee7
  5. #d29eeb
  6. #daafee
  7. #e1bff1
  8. #e9cff5
  9. #f0dff8
  10. #f8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b45edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b45edd
  2. #af61d4
  3. #aa65ca
  4. #a468c1
  5. #9f6cb8
  6. #9a6faf
  7. #9572a5
  8. #90769c
  9. #8a7993
  10. #857d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9976af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #387fe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5986da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b07495 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d73df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8778db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b26cb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b45edd {
  color: #b45edd;
}
Background
.bg-b45edd {
  background-color: #b45edd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b45edd {
  border: 2px solid #b45edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b45edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 94 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 65% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b45edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b45edd, #dd5ec6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b45edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 94 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.76 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.44 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.73 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.93 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.58 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.64 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.78 #4ba122 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b45edd  rgb(180, 94, 221)  hsl(281, 65%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#87dd5e  rgb(135, 221, 94)  hsl(101, 65%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#ddb45e  rgb(221, 180, 94)  hsl(41, 65%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#5eddb4  rgb(94, 221, 180)  hsl(161, 65%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine