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#B85AEF

#b85aef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b85aef is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 35.29% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.01% cyan, 62.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 277.85°, with 82.32% saturation and 64.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.63.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2373

Complementary

  1. #b85aef
  2. #91ef5a

Split complementary

  1. #b85aef
  2. #dcef5a
  3. #5aef6d

Analogous

  1. #6d5aef
  2. #b85aef
  3. #ef5adc

Triadic

  1. #b85aef
  2. #efb85a
  3. #5aefb8

Tetradic

  1. #b85aef
  2. #ef5a91
  3. #91ef5a
  4. #5aefb8

Square

  1. #b85aef
  2. #ef6d5a
  3. #91ef5a
  4. #5adcef

Monochromatic

  1. #6b10a0
  2. #9916e6
  3. #b85aef
  4. #d6a0f6
  5. #f4e5fd

Shades

#b85aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b85aef
  2. #a651d7
  3. #9348bf
  4. #813fa7
  5. #6e368f
  6. #5c2d78
  7. #4a2460
  8. #371b48
  9. #251230
  10. #120918
  11. #000000

Tints

#b85aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b85aef
  2. #bf6bf1
  3. #c67bf2
  4. #cd8cf4
  5. #d49cf5
  6. #dcadf7
  7. #e3bdf9
  8. #eacefa
  9. #f1defc
  10. #f8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b85aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b85aef
  2. #b25ee4
  3. #ad62d9
  4. #a765ce
  5. #a269c3
  6. #9c6db8
  7. #9671ac
  8. #9175a1
  9. #8b7896
  10. #867c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c77b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0c81f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4987ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1779d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a74f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8478ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b46dc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b85aef {
  color: #b85aef;
}
Background
.bg-b85aef {
  background-color: #b85aef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b85aef {
  border: 2px solid #b85aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b85aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 90 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 82% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b85aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b85aef, #ef5adc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b85aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 90 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.63 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.08 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.28 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.41 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.95 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.24 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.40 #47a510 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b85aef  rgb(184, 90, 239)  hsl(278, 82%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#91ef5a  rgb(145, 239, 90)  hsl(98, 82%, 65%)  Inchworm
#efb85a  rgb(239, 184, 90)  hsl(38, 82%, 65%)  Pastel Orange
#5aefb8  rgb(90, 239, 184)  hsl(158, 82%, 65%)  Aquamarine