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#B45FDD

#b45fdd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b45fdd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 37.25% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.55% cyan, 57.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 280.48°, with 64.95% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.9.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2311

Complementary

  1. #b45fdd
  2. #88dd5f

Split complementary

  1. #b45fdd
  2. #c7dd5f
  3. #5fdd75

Analogous

  1. #755fdd
  2. #b45fdd
  3. #dd5fc7

Triadic

  1. #b45fdd
  2. #ddb45f
  3. #5fddb4

Tetradic

  1. #b45fdd
  2. #dd5f88
  3. #88dd5f
  4. #5fddb4

Square

  1. #b45fdd
  2. #dd755f
  3. #88dd5f
  4. #5fc7dd

Monochromatic

  1. #641d86
  2. #932ac6
  3. #b45fdd
  4. #d29eea
  5. #efddf8

Shades

#b45fdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b45fdd
  2. #a256c7
  3. #904cb1
  4. #7e439b
  5. #6c3985
  6. #5a306f
  7. #482658
  8. #361d42
  9. #24132c
  10. #120a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#b45fdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b45fdd
  2. #bc6fe0
  3. #c37fe4
  4. #cb8fe7
  5. #d29feb
  6. #daafee
  7. #e1bff1
  8. #e9cff5
  9. #f0dff8
  10. #f8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b45fdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b45fdd
  2. #af62d4
  3. #aa66ca
  4. #a469c1
  5. #9f6cb8
  6. #9a70af
  7. #9573a5
  8. #90769c
  9. #8a7993
  10. #857d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a77af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a7fe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a86da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b07595 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e74df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8778db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b26db6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b45fdd {
  color: #b45fdd;
}
Background
.bg-b45fdd {
  background-color: #b45fdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b45fdd {
  border: 2px solid #b45fdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b45fdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 95 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 65% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b45fdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b45fdd, #dd5fc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b45fdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 95 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.90 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.40 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.63 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.71 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.52 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.78 #4ba022 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b45fdd  rgb(180, 95, 221)  hsl(280, 65%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#88dd5f  rgb(136, 221, 95)  hsl(100, 65%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#ddb45f  rgb(221, 180, 95)  hsl(40, 65%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#5fddb4  rgb(95, 221, 180)  hsl(160, 65%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine