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#B542E2

#b542e2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b542e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 25.88% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.91% cyan, 70.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 283.13°, with 73.39% saturation and 57.25% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.59.

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Relative luminance0.1921

Complementary

  1. #b542e2
  2. #6fe242

Split complementary

  1. #b542e2
  2. #bfe242
  3. #42e265

Analogous

  1. #6542e2
  2. #b542e2
  3. #e242bf

Triadic

  1. #b542e2
  2. #e2b542
  3. #42e2b5

Tetradic

  1. #b542e2
  2. #e2426f
  3. #6fe242
  4. #42e2b5

Square

  1. #b542e2
  2. #e26542
  3. #6fe242
  4. #42bfe2

Monochromatic

  1. #5c1278
  2. #8e1dbb
  3. #b542e2
  4. #cf84ec
  5. #e9c7f6

Shades

#b542e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b542e2
  2. #a33bcb
  3. #9135b5
  4. #7f2e9e
  5. #6d2888
  6. #5b2171
  7. #481a5a
  8. #361444
  9. #240d2d
  10. #120717
  11. #000000

Tints

#b542e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b542e2
  2. #bc55e5
  3. #c468e8
  4. #cb7beb
  5. #d38eee
  6. #daa1f1
  7. #e1b3f3
  8. #e9c6f6
  9. #f0d9f9
  10. #f8ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b542e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b542e2
  2. #b048d8
  3. #aa4ece
  4. #a555c5
  5. #a05bbb
  6. #9b61b1
  7. #9567a7
  8. #906d9d
  9. #8b7494
  10. #857a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9568ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b7cde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1648e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7263e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f6ae0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b358b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b542e2 {
  color: #b542e2;
}
Background
.bg-b542e2 {
  background-color: #b542e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b542e2 {
  border: 2px solid #b542e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b542e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 66 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 73% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b542e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b542e2, #e242bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b542e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 66 226 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.59 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.48 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.29 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.46 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.64 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.78 #4abd1d Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b542e2  rgb(181, 66, 226)  hsl(283, 73%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#6fe242  rgb(111, 226, 66)  hsl(103, 73%, 57%)  Malachite
#e2b542  rgb(226, 181, 66)  hsl(43, 73%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#42e2b5  rgb(66, 226, 181)  hsl(163, 73%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine