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#B73FDE

#b73fde ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b73fde is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 24.71% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.57% cyan, 71.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 285.28°, with 70.67% saturation and 55.88% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.189

Complementary

  1. #b73fde
  2. #66de3f

Split complementary

  1. #b73fde
  2. #b6de3f
  3. #3fde67

Analogous

  1. #673fde
  2. #b73fde
  3. #de3fb6

Triadic

  1. #b73fde
  2. #deb73f
  3. #3fdeb7

Tetradic

  1. #b73fde
  2. #de3f66
  3. #66de3f
  4. #3fdeb7

Square

  1. #b73fde
  2. #de673f
  3. #66de3f
  4. #3fb6de

Monochromatic

  1. #5a1371
  2. #8e1fb2
  3. #b73fde
  4. #cf80e9
  5. #e8c2f4

Shades

#b73fde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b73fde
  2. #a539c8
  3. #9232b2
  4. #802c9b
  5. #6e2685
  6. #5c206f
  7. #491959
  8. #371343
  9. #250d2c
  10. #120616
  11. #000000

Tints

#b73fde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b73fde
  2. #be52e1
  3. #c565e5
  4. #cd79e8
  5. #d48ceb
  6. #db9fef
  7. #e2b2f2
  8. #e9c5f5
  9. #f1d9f8
  10. #f8ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b73fde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b73fde
  2. #b246d5
  3. #ac4ccb
  4. #a753c2
  5. #a159b8
  6. #9c60af
  7. #9666a6
  8. #916d9c
  9. #8b7393
  10. #867a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9666ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f7cda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5608b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7461e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8169dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b655b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b73fde {
  color: #b73fde;
}
Background
.bg-b73fde {
  background-color: #b73fde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b73fde {
  border: 2px solid #b73fde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b73fde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 63 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 71% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b73fde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b73fde, #de3fb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b73fde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 63 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.00 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.25 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.26 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.61 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.67 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.85 #48c021 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b73fde  rgb(183, 63, 222)  hsl(285, 71%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#66de3f  rgb(102, 222, 63)  hsl(105, 71%, 56%)  Lime Green
#deb73f  rgb(222, 183, 63)  hsl(45, 71%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#3fdeb7  rgb(63, 222, 183)  hsl(165, 71%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine