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#B46BD2

#b46bd2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b46bd2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 41.96% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.29% cyan, 49.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 282.52°, with 53.37% saturation and 62.16% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.84.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2487

Complementary

  1. #b46bd2
  2. #89d26b

Split complementary

  1. #b46bd2
  2. #bdd26b
  3. #6bd281

Analogous

  1. #816bd2
  2. #b46bd2
  3. #d26bbd

Triadic

  1. #b46bd2
  2. #d2b46b
  3. #6bd2b4

Tetradic

  1. #b46bd2
  2. #d26b89
  3. #89d26b
  4. #6bd2b4

Square

  1. #b46bd2
  2. #d2816b
  3. #89d26b
  4. #6bbdd2

Monochromatic

  1. #64267e
  2. #9338b8
  3. #b46bd2
  4. #d2a6e4
  5. #efe0f6

Shades

#b46bd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b46bd2
  2. #a260bd
  3. #9056a8
  4. #7e4b93
  5. #6c407e
  6. #5a3669
  7. #482b54
  8. #36203f
  9. #24152a
  10. #120b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#b46bd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b46bd2
  2. #bc7ad7
  3. #c389db
  4. #cb97e0
  5. #d2a6e4
  6. #dab5e9
  7. #e1c4ed
  8. #e9d3f2
  9. #f0e1f6
  10. #f8f0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b46bd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b46bd2
  2. #af6dca
  3. #aa6fc2
  4. #a471b9
  5. #9f73b1
  6. #9a76a9
  7. #9578a1
  8. #907a99
  9. #8a7c90
  10. #857e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c7eab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5684d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b8bcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b27a95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #867bd4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e7fd0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b375b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b46bd2 {
  color: #b46bd2;
}
Background
.bg-b46bd2 {
  background-color: #b46bd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b46bd2 {
  border: 2px solid #b46bd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b46bd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 107 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 53% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b46bd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b46bd2, #d26bbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b46bd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 107 210 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.84 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.71 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.53 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.68 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.58 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.02 #4b942d Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b46bd2  rgb(180, 107, 210)  hsl(283, 53%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#89d26b  rgb(137, 210, 107)  hsl(103, 53%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#d2b46b  rgb(210, 180, 107)  hsl(43, 53%, 62%)  Vegas Gold
#6bd2b4  rgb(107, 210, 180)  hsl(163, 53%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine