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#B85AE2

#b85ae2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b85ae2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 35.29% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.58% cyan, 60.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 281.47°, with 70.1% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.74.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2299

Complementary

  1. #b85ae2
  2. #84e25a

Split complementary

  1. #b85ae2
  2. #c8e25a
  3. #5ae274

Analogous

  1. #745ae2
  2. #b85ae2
  3. #e25ac8

Triadic

  1. #b85ae2
  2. #e2b85a
  3. #5ae2b8

Tetradic

  1. #b85ae2
  2. #e25a84
  3. #84e25a
  4. #5ae2b8

Square

  1. #b85ae2
  2. #e2745a
  3. #84e25a
  4. #5ac8e2

Monochromatic

  1. #67188b
  2. #9824cc
  3. #b85ae2
  4. #d49bed
  5. #f0dcf9

Shades

#b85ae2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b85ae2
  2. #a651cb
  3. #9348b5
  4. #813f9e
  5. #6e3688
  6. #5c2d71
  7. #4a245a
  8. #371b44
  9. #25122d
  10. #120917
  11. #000000

Tints

#b85ae2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b85ae2
  2. #bf6be5
  3. #c67be8
  4. #cd8ceb
  5. #d49cee
  6. #dcadf1
  7. #e3bdf3
  8. #eacef6
  9. #f1def9
  10. #f8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b85ae2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b85ae2
  2. #b25ed8
  3. #ad62ce
  4. #a765c5
  5. #a269bb
  6. #9c6db1
  7. #9671a7
  8. #91759d
  9. #8b7894
  10. #867c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b75b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c7fe6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5586df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b47296 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d72e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8877e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b66ab9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b85ae2 {
  color: #b85ae2;
}
Background
.bg-b85ae2 {
  background-color: #b85ae2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b85ae2 {
  border: 2px solid #b85ae2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b85ae2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 90 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 70% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b85ae2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b85ae2, #e25ac8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b85ae2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 90 226 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.74 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.35 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.48 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.63 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.75 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.58 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.79 #47a51d Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b85ae2  rgb(184, 90, 226)  hsl(281, 70%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#84e25a  rgb(132, 226, 90)  hsl(101, 70%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#e2b85a  rgb(226, 184, 90)  hsl(41, 70%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#5ae2b8  rgb(90, 226, 184)  hsl(161, 70%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine