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#B859CD

#b859cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b859cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.24% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 289.14°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.21.

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Relative luminance0.2174

Complementary

  1. #b859cd
  2. #6ecd59

Split complementary

  1. #b859cd
  2. #a8cd59
  3. #59cd7e

Analogous

  1. #7e59cd
  2. #b859cd
  3. #cd59a8

Triadic

  1. #b859cd
  2. #cdb859
  3. #59cdb8

Tetradic

  1. #b859cd
  2. #cd596e
  3. #6ecd59
  4. #59cdb8

Square

  1. #b859cd
  2. #cd7e59
  3. #6ecd59
  4. #59a8cd

Monochromatic

  1. #5f216c
  2. #9232a7
  3. #b859cd
  4. #d194df
  5. #eacff0

Shades

#b859cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b859cd
  2. #a650b9
  3. #9347a4
  4. #813e90
  5. #6e357b
  6. #5c2d67
  7. #4a2452
  8. #371b3e
  9. #251229
  10. #120915
  11. #000000

Tints

#b859cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b859cd
  2. #bf6ad2
  3. #c67ad7
  4. #cd8bdc
  5. #d49be1
  6. #dcace6
  7. #e3bdeb
  8. #eacdf0
  9. #f1def5
  10. #f8eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b859cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b859cd
  2. #b25dc5
  3. #ad61be
  4. #a765b6
  5. #a269ae
  6. #9c6da7
  7. #96709f
  8. #917497
  9. #8b788f
  10. #867c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a73a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #417ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6284ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b96a8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #826ecf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d75cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b964a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b859cd {
  color: #b859cd;
}
Background
.bg-b859cd {
  background-color: #b859cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b859cd {
  border: 2px solid #b859cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b859cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b859cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b859cd, #cd59a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b859cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.21 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.58 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.06 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.99 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.21 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.92 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.17 #47a632 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b859cd  rgb(184, 89, 205)  hsl(289, 54%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#6ecd59  rgb(110, 205, 89)  hsl(109, 54%, 58%)  Mantis
#cdb859  rgb(205, 184, 89)  hsl(49, 54%, 58%)  Vegas Gold
#59cdb8  rgb(89, 205, 184)  hsl(169, 54%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine