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#B74EE5

#b74ee5 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b74ee5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 30.59% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 65.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 281.72°, with 74.38% saturation and 60.2% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2117

Complementary

  1. #b74ee5
  2. #7ce54e

Split complementary

  1. #b74ee5
  2. #c8e54e
  3. #4ee56c

Analogous

  1. #6c4ee5
  2. #b74ee5
  3. #e54ec8

Triadic

  1. #b74ee5
  2. #e5b74e
  3. #4ee5b7

Tetradic

  1. #b74ee5
  2. #e54e7c
  3. #7ce54e
  4. #4ee5b7

Square

  1. #b74ee5
  2. #e56c4e
  3. #7ce54e
  4. #4ec8e5

Monochromatic

  1. #631486
  2. #951ec9
  3. #b74ee5
  4. #d291ef
  5. #edd3f9

Shades

#b74ee5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b74ee5
  2. #a546ce
  3. #923eb7
  4. #8037a0
  5. #6e2f89
  6. #5c2773
  7. #491f5c
  8. #371745
  9. #25102e
  10. #120817
  11. #000000

Tints

#b74ee5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b74ee5
  2. #be60e8
  3. #c571ea
  4. #cd83ed
  5. #d495ef
  6. #dba7f2
  7. #e2b8f5
  8. #e9caf7
  9. #f1dcfa
  10. #f8edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b74ee5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b74ee5
  2. #b253db
  3. #ac58d1
  4. #a75dc7
  5. #a162bd
  6. #9c67b3
  7. #966ca8
  8. #91719e
  9. #8b7694
  10. #867b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #996fb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4681e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b36c93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #776be8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8370e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b461ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b74ee5 {
  color: #b74ee5;
}
Background
.bg-b74ee5 {
  background-color: #b74ee5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b74ee5 {
  border: 2px solid #b74ee5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b74ee5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 78 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 74% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b74ee5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b74ee5, #e54ec8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b74ee5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 78 229 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.33 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.44 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.22 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.57 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.62 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.42 #48b11a Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b74ee5  rgb(183, 78, 229)  hsl(282, 74%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#7ce54e  rgb(124, 229, 78)  hsl(102, 74%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#e5b74e  rgb(229, 183, 78)  hsl(42, 74%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#4ee5b7  rgb(78, 229, 183)  hsl(162, 74%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine