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#B83DDD

#b83ddd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b83ddd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 23.92% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.74% cyan, 72.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 286.13°, with 70.18% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.1875

Complementary

  1. #b83ddd
  2. #62dd3d

Split complementary

  1. #b83ddd
  2. #b2dd3d
  3. #3ddd68

Analogous

  1. #683ddd
  2. #b83ddd
  3. #dd3db2

Triadic

  1. #b83ddd
  2. #ddb83d
  3. #3dddb8

Tetradic

  1. #b83ddd
  2. #dd3d62
  3. #62dd3d
  4. #3dddb8

Square

  1. #b83ddd
  2. #dd683d
  3. #62dd3d
  4. #3db2dd

Monochromatic

  1. #59136e
  2. #8e1faf
  3. #b83ddd
  4. #d07ee8
  5. #e8bff4

Shades

#b83ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b83ddd
  2. #a637c7
  3. #9331b1
  4. #812b9b
  5. #6e2585
  6. #5c1f6f
  7. #4a1858
  8. #371242
  9. #250c2c
  10. #120616
  11. #000000

Tints

#b83ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b83ddd
  2. #bf50e0
  3. #c664e4
  4. #cd77e7
  5. #d48beb
  6. #dc9eee
  7. #e3b1f1
  8. #eac5f5
  9. #f1d8f8
  10. #f8ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b83ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b83ddd
  2. #b244d4
  3. #ad4aca
  4. #a751c1
  5. #a258b8
  6. #9c5faf
  7. #9665a5
  8. #916c9c
  9. #8b7393
  10. #867989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9665aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #407cd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b65e8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7460e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8268db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b753b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b83ddd {
  color: #b83ddd;
}
Background
.bg-b83ddd {
  background-color: #b83ddd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b83ddd {
  border: 2px solid #b83ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b83ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 61 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b83ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b83ddd, #dd3db2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b83ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 61 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.65 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.21 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.61 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.93 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.85 #47c222 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b83ddd  rgb(184, 61, 221)  hsl(286, 70%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#62dd3d  rgb(98, 221, 61)  hsl(106, 70%, 55%)  Lime Green
#ddb83d  rgb(221, 184, 61)  hsl(46, 70%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#3dddb8  rgb(61, 221, 184)  hsl(166, 70%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine