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#B642DC

#b642dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b642dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 25.88% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.27% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 285.19°, with 68.75% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.1901

Complementary

  1. #b642dc
  2. #68dc42

Split complementary

  1. #b642dc
  2. #b5dc42
  3. #42dc69

Analogous

  1. #6942dc
  2. #b642dc
  3. #dc42b5

Triadic

  1. #b642dc
  2. #dcb642
  3. #42dcb6

Tetradic

  1. #b642dc
  2. #dc4268
  3. #68dc42
  4. #42dcb6

Square

  1. #b642dc
  2. #dc6942
  3. #68dc42
  4. #42b5dc

Monochromatic

  1. #5a1570
  2. #8d21b1
  3. #b642dc
  4. #cf83e8
  5. #e8c3f4

Shades

#b642dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b642dc
  2. #a43bc6
  3. #9235b0
  4. #7f2e9a
  5. #6d2884
  6. #5b216e
  7. #491a58
  8. #371442
  9. #240d2c
  10. #120716
  11. #000000

Tints

#b642dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b642dc
  2. #bd55e0
  3. #c568e3
  4. #cc7be7
  5. #d38eea
  6. #dba1ee
  7. #e2b3f1
  8. #e9c6f5
  9. #f0d9f8
  10. #f8ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b642dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b642dc
  2. #b148d3
  3. #ab4eca
  4. #a655c0
  5. #a05bb7
  6. #9b61ae
  7. #9667a5
  8. #906d9c
  9. #8b7492
  10. #857a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9567aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #437cd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4618b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7562df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #816ada ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b556b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b642dc {
  color: #b642dc;
}
Background
.bg-b642dc {
  background-color: #b642dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b642dc {
  border: 2px solid #b642dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b642dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 66 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b642dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b642dc, #dc42b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b642dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 66 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.14 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.43 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.36 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.98 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.30 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.95 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.05 #49bd23 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b642dc  rgb(182, 66, 220)  hsl(285, 69%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#68dc42  rgb(104, 220, 66)  hsl(105, 69%, 56%)  Lime Green
#dcb642  rgb(220, 182, 66)  hsl(45, 69%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#42dcb6  rgb(66, 220, 182)  hsl(165, 69%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine