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#B855DE

#b855de ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b855de is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 33.33% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.12% cyan, 61.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 283.36°, with 67.49% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.2196

Complementary

  1. #b855de
  2. #7bde55

Split complementary

  1. #b855de
  2. #c0de55
  3. #55de74

Analogous

  1. #7455de
  2. #b855de
  3. #de55c0

Triadic

  1. #b855de
  2. #deb855
  3. #55deb8

Tetradic

  1. #b855de
  2. #de557b
  3. #7bde55
  4. #55deb8

Square

  1. #b855de
  2. #de7455
  3. #7bde55
  4. #55c0de

Monochromatic

  1. #641981
  2. #9625c1
  3. #b855de
  4. #d395ea
  5. #eed5f7

Shades

#b855de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b855de
  2. #a64dc8
  3. #9344b2
  4. #813c9b
  5. #6e3385
  6. #5c2b6f
  7. #4a2259
  8. #371a43
  9. #25112c
  10. #120916
  11. #000000

Tints

#b855de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b855de
  2. #bf66e1
  3. #c677e5
  4. #cd88e8
  5. #d499eb
  6. #dcaaef
  7. #e3bbf2
  8. #eaccf5
  9. #f1ddf8
  10. #f8eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b855de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b855de
  2. #b259d5
  3. #ad5ecb
  4. #a762c2
  5. #a266b8
  6. #9c6baf
  7. #966fa6
  8. #91739c
  9. #8b7793
  10. #867c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a72ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #267be2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5484db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b56e92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c6ee1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8874dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b665b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b855de {
  color: #b855de;
}
Background
.bg-b855de {
  background-color: #b855de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b855de {
  border: 2px solid #b855de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b855de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 85 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 67% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b855de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b855de, #de55c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b855de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 85 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.93 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.55 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.06 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.33 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.61 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.26 #47aa21 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b855de  rgb(184, 85, 222)  hsl(283, 67%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#7bde55  rgb(123, 222, 85)  hsl(103, 67%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#deb855  rgb(222, 184, 85)  hsl(43, 67%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#55deb8  rgb(85, 222, 184)  hsl(163, 67%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine