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#B557DC

#b557dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b557dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 34.12% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.73% cyan, 60.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 282.41°, with 65.52% saturation and 60.2% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.97.

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Relative luminance0.2181

Complementary

  1. #b557dc
  2. #7edc57

Split complementary

  1. #b557dc
  2. #c0dc57
  3. #57dc73

Analogous

  1. #7357dc
  2. #b557dc
  3. #dc57c0

Triadic

  1. #b557dc
  2. #dcb557
  3. #57dcb5

Tetradic

  1. #b557dc
  2. #dc577e
  3. #7edc57
  4. #57dcb5

Square

  1. #b557dc
  2. #dc7357
  3. #7edc57
  4. #57c0dc

Monochromatic

  1. #621b7f
  2. #9228bf
  3. #b557dc
  4. #d196e9
  5. #edd6f6

Shades

#b557dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b557dc
  2. #a34ec6
  3. #9146b0
  4. #7f3d9a
  5. #6d3484
  6. #5b2c6e
  7. #482358
  8. #361a42
  9. #24112c
  10. #120916
  11. #000000

Tints

#b557dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b557dc
  2. #bc68e0
  3. #c479e3
  4. #cb89e7
  5. #d39aea
  6. #daabee
  7. #e1bcf1
  8. #e9cdf5
  9. #f0ddf8
  10. #f8eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b557dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b557dc
  2. #b05bd3
  3. #aa5fca
  4. #a563c0
  5. #a067b7
  6. #9b6cae
  7. #9570a5
  8. #90749c
  9. #8b7892
  10. #857c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9872ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b7be0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5483d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b26f92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b6edf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8674da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b366b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b557dc {
  color: #b557dc;
}
Background
.bg-b557dc {
  background-color: #b557dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b557dc {
  border: 2px solid #b557dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b557dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 87 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 66% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b557dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b557dc, #dc57c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b557dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 87 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.97 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.98 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.36 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.68 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.01 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.37 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.38 #4aa823 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b557dc  rgb(181, 87, 220)  hsl(282, 66%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#7edc57  rgb(126, 220, 87)  hsl(102, 66%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#dcb557  rgb(220, 181, 87)  hsl(42, 66%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#57dcb5  rgb(87, 220, 181)  hsl(162, 66%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine