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#B83CC1

#b83cc1 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b83cc1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 23.53% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.66% cyan, 68.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 295.94°, with 52.57% saturation and 49.61% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.69.

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Relative luminance0.1727

Complementary

  1. #b83cc1
  2. #45c13c

Split complementary

  1. #b83cc1
  2. #88c13c
  3. #3cc176

Analogous

  1. #763cc1
  2. #b83cc1
  3. #c13c88

Triadic

  1. #b83cc1
  2. #c1b83c
  3. #3cc1b8

Tetradic

  1. #b83cc1
  2. #c13c45
  3. #45c13c
  4. #3cc1b8

Square

  1. #b83cc1
  2. #c1763c
  3. #45c13c
  4. #3c88c1

Monochromatic

  1. #49184c
  2. #802a87
  3. #b83cc1
  4. #ce75d4
  5. #e3b0e6

Shades

#b83cc1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b83cc1
  2. #a636ae
  3. #93309a
  4. #812a87
  5. #6e2474
  6. #5c1e61
  7. #4a184d
  8. #37123a
  9. #250c27
  10. #120613
  11. #000000

Tints

#b83cc1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b83cc1
  2. #bf50c7
  3. #c663cd
  4. #cd77d4
  5. #d48ada
  6. #dc9ee0
  7. #e3b1e6
  8. #eac5ec
  9. #f1d8f3
  10. #f8ecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b83cc1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b83cc1
  2. #b243bb
  3. #ad4ab4
  4. #a750ae
  5. #a257a7
  6. #9c5ea1
  7. #96659a
  8. #916c94
  9. #8b728d
  10. #867987
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c6ac5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5679be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc517a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b5bc3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8866bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba4a9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b83cc1 {
  color: #b83cc1;
}
Background
.bg-b83cc1 {
  background-color: #b83cc1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b83cc1 {
  border: 2px solid #b83cc1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b83cc1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 60 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 53% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b83cc1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b83cc1, #c13c88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b83cc1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 60 193 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.69 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.83 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.52 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.62 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.17 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.11 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.27 #47c33e Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b83cc1  rgb(184, 60, 193)  hsl(296, 53%, 50%)  Medium Orchid
#45c13c  rgb(69, 193, 60)  hsl(116, 53%, 50%)  Lime Green
#c1b83c  rgb(193, 184, 60)  hsl(56, 53%, 50%)  Old Gold
#3cc1b8  rgb(60, 193, 184)  hsl(176, 53%, 50%)  Tiffany Blue