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#B74DDF

#b74ddf ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b74ddf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 30.2% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.94% cyan, 65.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 283.56°, with 69.52% saturation and 58.82% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.207

Complementary

  1. #b74ddf
  2. #75df4d

Split complementary

  1. #b74ddf
  2. #bedf4d
  3. #4ddf6e

Analogous

  1. #6e4ddf
  2. #b74ddf
  3. #df4dbe

Triadic

  1. #b74ddf
  2. #dfb74d
  3. #4ddfb7

Tetradic

  1. #b74ddf
  2. #df4d75
  3. #75df4d
  4. #4ddfb7

Square

  1. #b74ddf
  2. #df6e4d
  3. #75df4d
  4. #4dbedf

Monochromatic

  1. #61167d
  2. #9322bd
  3. #b74ddf
  4. #d18eeb
  5. #ebcff6

Shades

#b74ddf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b74ddf
  2. #a545c9
  3. #923eb2
  4. #80369c
  5. #6e2e86
  6. #5c2770
  7. #491f59
  8. #371743
  9. #250f2d
  10. #120816
  11. #000000

Tints

#b74ddf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b74ddf
  2. #be5fe2
  3. #c571e5
  4. #cd82e9
  5. #d494ec
  6. #dba6ef
  7. #e2b8f2
  8. #e9caf5
  9. #f1dbf9
  10. #f8edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b74ddf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b74ddf
  2. #b252d6
  3. #ac57cc
  4. #a75cc3
  5. #a161b9
  6. #9c67b0
  7. #966ca6
  8. #91719d
  9. #8b7693
  10. #867b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #986dad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b80dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b46990 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7869e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #846fdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b55fb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b74ddf {
  color: #b74ddf;
}
Background
.bg-b74ddf {
  background-color: #b74ddf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b74ddf {
  border: 2px solid #b74ddf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b74ddf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 77 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 70% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b74ddf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b74ddf, #df4dbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b74ddf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 77 223 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.72 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.63 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.17 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.24 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.50 #48b220 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b74ddf  rgb(183, 77, 223)  hsl(284, 70%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#75df4d  rgb(117, 223, 77)  hsl(104, 70%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#dfb74d  rgb(223, 183, 77)  hsl(44, 70%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#4ddfb7  rgb(77, 223, 183)  hsl(164, 70%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine