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#B545E5

#b545e5 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b545e5 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 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.96% cyan, 69.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 282°, with 75.47% saturation and 58.43% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.1974

Complementary

  1. #b545e5
  2. #75e545

Split complementary

  1. #b545e5
  2. #c5e545
  3. #45e565

Analogous

  1. #6545e5
  2. #b545e5
  3. #e545c5

Triadic

  1. #b545e5
  2. #e5b545
  3. #45e5b5

Tetradic

  1. #b545e5
  2. #e54575
  3. #75e545
  4. #45e5b5

Square

  1. #b545e5
  2. #e56545
  3. #75e545
  4. #45c5e5

Monochromatic

  1. #5e127f
  2. #901bc2
  3. #b545e5
  4. #d088ee
  5. #eacbf8

Shades

#b545e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b545e5
  2. #a33ece
  3. #9137b7
  4. #7f30a0
  5. #6d2989
  6. #5b2373
  7. #481c5c
  8. #361545
  9. #240e2e
  10. #120717
  11. #000000

Tints

#b545e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b545e5
  2. #bc58e8
  3. #c46aea
  4. #cb7ded
  5. #d38fef
  6. #daa2f2
  7. #e1b5f5
  8. #e9c7f7
  9. #f0dafa
  10. #f8ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b545e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b545e5
  2. #b04bdb
  3. #aa51d1
  4. #a557c7
  5. #a05dbd
  6. #9b63b3
  7. #9568a8
  8. #906e9e
  9. #8b7494
  10. #857a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9669b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a7de1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b06791 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7265e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e6be3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b25bb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b545e5 {
  color: #b545e5;
}
Background
.bg-b545e5 {
  background-color: #b545e5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b545e5 {
  border: 2px solid #b545e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b545e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 69 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 75% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b545e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b545e5, #e545c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b545e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 69 229 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.44 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.02 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.01 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.05 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.74 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.16 #4aba1a Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b545e5  rgb(181, 69, 229)  hsl(282, 75%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#75e545  rgb(117, 229, 69)  hsl(102, 75%, 58%)  Lawn Green
#e5b545  rgb(229, 181, 69)  hsl(42, 75%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#45e5b5  rgb(69, 229, 181)  hsl(162, 75%, 58%)  Caribbean Green