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#B56ADA

#b56ada ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b56ada is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 41.57% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.97% cyan, 51.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 280.18°, with 60.22% saturation and 63.53% 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 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.74.

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Relative luminance0.2519

Complementary

  1. #b56ada
  2. #8fda6a

Split complementary

  1. #b56ada
  2. #c7da6a
  3. #6ada7d

Analogous

  1. #7d6ada
  2. #b56ada
  3. #da6ac7

Triadic

  1. #b56ada
  2. #dab56a
  3. #6adab5

Tetradic

  1. #b56ada
  2. #da6a8f
  3. #8fda6a
  4. #6adab5

Square

  1. #b56ada
  2. #da7d6a
  3. #8fda6a
  4. #6ac7da

Monochromatic

  1. #672289
  2. #9531c6
  3. #b56ada
  4. #d3a7e9
  5. #f2e5f8

Shades

#b56ada mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b56ada
  2. #a35fc4
  3. #9155ae
  4. #7f4a99
  5. #6d4083
  6. #5b356d
  7. #482a57
  8. #362041
  9. #24152c
  10. #120b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#b56ada mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b56ada
  2. #bc79de
  3. #c488e1
  4. #cb97e5
  5. #d3a6e9
  6. #dab5ed
  7. #e1c3f0
  8. #e9d2f4
  9. #f0e1f8
  10. #f8f0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b56ada mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b56ada
  2. #b06cd1
  3. #aa6ec8
  4. #a571bf
  5. #a073b6
  6. #9b75ad
  7. #9577a4
  8. #90799b
  9. #8b7c92
  10. #857e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d7eb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f85de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #668bd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b27c98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #847bdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d7fd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b375b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b56ada {
  color: #b56ada;
}
Background
.bg-b56ada {
  background-color: #b56ada;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b56ada {
  border: 2px solid #b56ada;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b56ada;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 106 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 60% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b56ada {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b56ada, #da6ac7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b56ada {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 106 218 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.74 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.11 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.71 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.22 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.93 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.37 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.43 #4a9525 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b56ada  rgb(181, 106, 218)  hsl(280, 60%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#8fda6a  rgb(143, 218, 106)  hsl(100, 60%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#dab56a  rgb(218, 181, 106)  hsl(40, 60%, 64%)  Burly Wood
#6adab5  rgb(106, 218, 181)  hsl(160, 60%, 64%)  Medium Aquamarine