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#B655DB

#b655db ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b655db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 33.33% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.89% cyan, 61.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 283.43°, with 65.05% saturation and 59.61% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.71.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2156

Complementary

  1. #b655db
  2. #7adb55

Split complementary

  1. #b655db
  2. #bddb55
  3. #55db73

Analogous

  1. #7355db
  2. #b655db
  3. #db55bd

Triadic

  1. #b655db
  2. #dbb655
  3. #55dbb6

Tetradic

  1. #b655db
  2. #db557a
  3. #7adb55
  4. #55dbb6

Square

  1. #b655db
  2. #db7355
  3. #7adb55
  4. #55bddb

Monochromatic

  1. #611a7d
  2. #9328bc
  3. #b655db
  4. #d194e8
  5. #ecd3f6

Shades

#b655db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b655db
  2. #a44dc5
  3. #9244af
  4. #7f3c99
  5. #6d3383
  6. #5b2b6e
  7. #492258
  8. #371a42
  9. #24112c
  10. #120916
  11. #000000

Tints

#b655db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b655db
  2. #bd66df
  3. #c577e2
  4. #cc88e6
  5. #d399e9
  6. #dbaaed
  7. #e2bbf1
  8. #e9ccf4
  9. #f0ddf8
  10. #f8eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b655db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b655db
  2. #b159d2
  3. #ab5ec9
  4. #a662c0
  5. #a066b7
  6. #9b6bae
  7. #966fa4
  8. #90739b
  9. #8b7792
  10. #857c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9971ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #297adf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5483d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b46d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c6dde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8673d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b564b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b655db {
  color: #b655db;
}
Background
.bg-b655db {
  background-color: #b655db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b655db {
  border: 2px solid #b655db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b655db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 85 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 65% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b655db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b655db, #db55bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b655db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 85 219 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.26 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.13 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.80 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.08 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.73 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.35 #49aa24 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b655db  rgb(182, 85, 219)  hsl(283, 65%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#7adb55  rgb(122, 219, 85)  hsl(103, 65%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#dbb655  rgb(219, 182, 85)  hsl(43, 65%, 60%)  Metallic Gold
#55dbb6  rgb(85, 219, 182)  hsl(163, 65%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine