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#B757EA

#b757ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b757ea is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 34.12% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.79% cyan, 62.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 279.18°, with 77.78% saturation and 62.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.84.

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Relative luminance0.2282

Complementary

  1. #b757ea
  2. #8aea57

Split complementary

  1. #b757ea
  2. #d4ea57
  3. #57ea6d

Analogous

  1. #6d57ea
  2. #b757ea
  3. #ea57d4

Triadic

  1. #b757ea
  2. #eab757
  3. #57eab7

Tetradic

  1. #b757ea
  2. #ea578a
  3. #8aea57
  4. #57eab7

Square

  1. #b757ea
  2. #ea6d57
  3. #8aea57
  4. #57d4ea

Monochromatic

  1. #681395
  2. #971bd9
  3. #b757ea
  4. #d49bf3
  5. #f1dffb

Shades

#b757ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b757ea
  2. #a54ed3
  3. #9246bb
  4. #803da4
  5. #6e348c
  6. #5c2c75
  7. #49235e
  8. #371a46
  9. #25112f
  10. #120917
  11. #000000

Tints

#b757ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b757ea
  2. #be68ec
  3. #c579ee
  4. #cd89f0
  5. #d49af2
  6. #dbabf5
  7. #e2bcf7
  8. #e9cdf9
  9. #f1ddfb
  10. #f8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b757ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b757ea
  2. #b25bdf
  3. #ac5fd5
  4. #a763ca
  5. #a167c0
  6. #9c6cb5
  7. #9670aa
  8. #9174a0
  9. #8b7895
  10. #867c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b74b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0d7fef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a85e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b17399 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7971ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8476e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b369bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b757ea {
  color: #b757ea;
}
Background
.bg-b757ea {
  background-color: #b757ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b757ea {
  border: 2px solid #b757ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b757ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 87 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 78% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b757ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b757ea, #ea57d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b757ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 87 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.84 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.78 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.86 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.49 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.40 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.92 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.49 #48a815 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b757ea  rgb(183, 87, 234)  hsl(279, 78%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#8aea57  rgb(138, 234, 87)  hsl(99, 78%, 63%)  Inchworm
#eab757  rgb(234, 183, 87)  hsl(39, 78%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#57eab7  rgb(87, 234, 183)  hsl(159, 78%, 63%)  Aquamarine