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#B83ECB

#b83ecb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b83ecb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 24.31% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.36% cyan, 69.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 291.91°, with 57.55% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.66.

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Relative luminance0.1795

Complementary

  1. #b83ecb
  2. #51cb3e

Split complementary

  1. #b83ecb
  2. #98cb3e
  3. #3ecb71

Analogous

  1. #713ecb
  2. #b83ecb
  3. #cb3e98

Triadic

  1. #b83ecb
  2. #cbb83e
  3. #3ecbb8

Tetradic

  1. #b83ecb
  2. #cb3e51
  3. #51cb3e
  4. #3ecbb8

Square

  1. #b83ecb
  2. #cb713e
  3. #51cb3e
  4. #3e98cb

Monochromatic

  1. #501858
  2. #862894
  3. #b83ecb
  4. #ce7adb
  5. #e4b7eb

Shades

#b83ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b83ecb
  2. #a638b7
  3. #9332a2
  4. #812b8e
  5. #6e257a
  6. #5c1f66
  7. #4a1951
  8. #37133d
  9. #250c29
  10. #120614
  11. #000000

Tints

#b83ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b83ecb
  2. #bf51d0
  3. #c665d5
  4. #cd78db
  5. #d48be0
  6. #dc9fe5
  7. #e3b2ea
  8. #eac5ef
  9. #f1d8f5
  10. #f8ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b83ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b83ecb
  2. #b245c4
  3. #ad4bbc
  4. #a752b5
  5. #a258ad
  6. #9c5fa6
  7. #96669e
  8. #916c97
  9. #8b738f
  10. #867988
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95649f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #046dcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #517ac8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5780 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #795dcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8767c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94ea4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b83ecb {
  color: #b83ecb;
}
Background
.bg-b83ecb {
  background-color: #b83ecb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b83ecb {
  border: 2px solid #b83ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b83ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 62 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 58% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b83ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b83ecb, #cb3e98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b83ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 62 203 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.66 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.42 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.19 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.26 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.80 #47c134 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b83ecb  rgb(184, 62, 203)  hsl(292, 58%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#51cb3e  rgb(81, 203, 62)  hsl(112, 58%, 52%)  Lime Green
#cbb83e  rgb(203, 184, 62)  hsl(52, 58%, 52%)  Old Gold
#3ecbb8  rgb(62, 203, 184)  hsl(172, 58%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise