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#B559CF

#b559cf ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b559cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 34.9% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.56% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 286.78°, with 55.14% saturation and 58.04% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.09.

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Relative luminance0.2147

Complementary

  1. #b559cf
  2. #73cf59

Split complementary

  1. #b559cf
  2. #aecf59
  3. #59cf7a

Analogous

  1. #7a59cf
  2. #b559cf
  3. #cf59ae

Triadic

  1. #b559cf
  2. #cfb559
  3. #59cfb5

Tetradic

  1. #b559cf
  2. #cf5973
  3. #73cf59
  4. #59cfb5

Square

  1. #b559cf
  2. #cf7a59
  3. #73cf59
  4. #59aecf

Monochromatic

  1. #5e206f
  2. #9031aa
  3. #b559cf
  4. #cf94e0
  5. #ead0f1

Shades

#b559cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b559cf
  2. #a350ba
  3. #9147a6
  4. #7f3e91
  5. #6d357c
  6. #5b2d68
  7. #482453
  8. #361b3e
  9. #241229
  10. #120915
  11. #000000

Tints

#b559cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b559cf
  2. #bc6ad4
  3. #c47ad9
  4. #cb8bdd
  5. #d39be2
  6. #daace7
  7. #e1bdec
  8. #e9cdf1
  9. #f0def5
  10. #f8eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b559cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b559cf
  2. #b05dc7
  3. #aa61bf
  4. #a565b7
  5. #a069af
  6. #9b6da8
  7. #9570a0
  8. #907498
  9. #8b7890
  10. #857c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9872a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e7ad3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f83cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b56c8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f6ed1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a74cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b565ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b559cf {
  color: #b559cf;
}
Background
.bg-b559cf {
  background-color: #b559cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b559cf {
  border: 2px solid #b559cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b559cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 89 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 55% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b559cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b559cf, #cf59ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b559cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 89 207 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.09 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.99 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.84 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.21 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.34 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.57 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.77 #4aa630 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b559cf  rgb(181, 89, 207)  hsl(287, 55%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#73cf59  rgb(115, 207, 89)  hsl(107, 55%, 58%)  Mantis
#cfb559  rgb(207, 181, 89)  hsl(47, 55%, 58%)  Vegas Gold
#59cfb5  rgb(89, 207, 181)  hsl(167, 55%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine