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#B856DB

#b856db ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b856db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 33.73% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.98% cyan, 60.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 284.21°, with 64.88% saturation and 59.8% 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 1.47.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2196

Complementary

  1. #b856db
  2. #79db56

Split complementary

  1. #b856db
  2. #bbdb56
  3. #56db75

Analogous

  1. #7556db
  2. #b856db
  3. #db56bb

Triadic

  1. #b856db
  2. #dbb856
  3. #56dbb8

Tetradic

  1. #b856db
  2. #db5679
  3. #79db56
  4. #56dbb8

Square

  1. #b856db
  2. #db7556
  3. #79db56
  4. #56bbdb

Monochromatic

  1. #631b7d
  2. #9528bc
  3. #b856db
  4. #d295e8
  5. #edd4f6

Shades

#b856db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b856db
  2. #a64dc5
  3. #9345af
  4. #813c99
  5. #6e3483
  6. #5c2b6e
  7. #4a2258
  8. #371a42
  9. #25112c
  10. #120916
  11. #000000

Tints

#b856db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b856db
  2. #bf67df
  3. #c678e2
  4. #cd89e6
  5. #d49ae9
  6. #dcabed
  7. #e3bbf1
  8. #eaccf4
  9. #f1ddf8
  10. #f8eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b856db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b856db
  2. #b25ad2
  3. #ad5ec9
  4. #a763c0
  5. #a267b7
  6. #9c6bae
  7. #966fa4
  8. #91739b
  9. #8b7892
  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 #9a72ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d7bdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5784d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66d91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e6edd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8974d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b765b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b856db {
  color: #b856db;
}
Background
.bg-b856db {
  background-color: #b856db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b856db {
  border: 2px solid #b856db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b856db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 86 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 65% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b856db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b856db, #db56bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b856db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 86 219 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.47 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.44 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.43 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.08 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.20 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.43 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.97 #47a924 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b856db  rgb(184, 86, 219)  hsl(284, 65%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#79db56  rgb(121, 219, 86)  hsl(104, 65%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#dbb856  rgb(219, 184, 86)  hsl(44, 65%, 60%)  Metallic Gold
#56dbb8  rgb(86, 219, 184)  hsl(164, 65%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine