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#B545DC

#b545dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b545dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 27.06% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.73% cyan, 68.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 284.5°, with 68.33% saturation and 56.67% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.1925

Complementary

  1. #b545dc
  2. #6cdc45

Split complementary

  1. #b545dc
  2. #b8dc45
  3. #45dc6a

Analogous

  1. #6a45dc
  2. #b545dc
  3. #dc45b8

Triadic

  1. #b545dc
  2. #dcb545
  3. #45dcb5

Tetradic

  1. #b545dc
  2. #dc456c
  3. #6cdc45
  4. #45dcb5

Square

  1. #b545dc
  2. #dc6a45
  3. #6cdc45
  4. #45b8dc

Monochromatic

  1. #5a1672
  2. #8d22b3
  3. #b545dc
  4. #cf85e8
  5. #e8c6f4

Shades

#b545dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b545dc
  2. #a33ec6
  3. #9137b0
  4. #7f309a
  5. #6d2984
  6. #5b236e
  7. #481c58
  8. #361542
  9. #240e2c
  10. #120716
  11. #000000

Tints

#b545dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b545dc
  2. #bc58e0
  3. #c46ae3
  4. #cb7de7
  5. #d38fea
  6. #daa2ee
  7. #e1b5f1
  8. #e9c7f5
  9. #f0daf8
  10. #f8ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b545dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b545dc
  2. #b04bd3
  3. #aa51ca
  4. #a557c0
  5. #a05db7
  6. #9b63ae
  7. #9568a5
  8. #906e9c
  9. #8b7492
  10. #857a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9568aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #447dd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2638c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7564df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #816bda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b358b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b545dc {
  color: #b545dc;
}
Background
.bg-b545dc {
  background-color: #b545dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b545dc {
  border: 2px solid #b545dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b545dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 69 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b545dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b545dc, #dc45b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b545dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 69 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.83 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.70 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.59 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.96 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.23 #4aba23 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b545dc  rgb(181, 69, 220)  hsl(285, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#6cdc45  rgb(108, 220, 69)  hsl(105, 68%, 57%)  Lime Green
#dcb545  rgb(220, 181, 69)  hsl(45, 68%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#45dcb5  rgb(69, 220, 181)  hsl(165, 68%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine