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#B85CB8

#b85cb8 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b85cb8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 36.08% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 39.32% saturation and 54.12% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.14.

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Relative luminance0.2131

Complementary

  1. #b85cb8
  2. #5cb85c

Split complementary

  1. #b85cb8
  2. #8ab85c
  3. #5cb88a

Analogous

  1. #8a5cb8
  2. #b85cb8
  3. #b85c8a

Triadic

  1. #b85cb8
  2. #b8b85c
  3. #5cb8b8

Tetradic

  1. #b85cb8
  2. #b85c5c
  3. #5cb85c
  4. #5cb8b8

Square

  1. #b85cb8
  2. #b88a5c
  3. #5cb85c
  4. #5c8ab8

Monochromatic

  1. #562556
  2. #8b3d8b
  3. #b85cb8
  4. #cf91cf
  5. #e6c7e6

Shades

#b85cb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b85cb8
  2. #a653a6
  3. #934a93
  4. #814081
  5. #6e376e
  6. #5c2e5c
  7. #4a254a
  8. #371c37
  9. #251225
  10. #120912
  11. #000000

Tints

#b85cb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b85cb8
  2. #bf6cbf
  3. #c67dc6
  4. #cd8dcd
  5. #d49dd4
  6. #dcaedc
  7. #e3bee3
  8. #eaceea
  9. #f1def1
  10. #f8eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b85cb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b85cb8
  2. #b260b2
  3. #ad63ad
  4. #a767a7
  5. #a26aa2
  6. #9c6e9c
  7. #967296
  8. #917591
  9. #8b798b
  10. #867c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #997399 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5378bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f84b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd6682 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #876eba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9276b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb629a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b85cb8 {
  color: #b85cb8;
}
Background
.bg-b85cb8 {
  background-color: #b85cb8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b85cb8 {
  border: 2px solid #b85cb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b85cb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 92 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 39% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b85cb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b85cb8, #b85c8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b85cb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 92 184 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.14 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.85 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.62 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.74 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.12 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.33 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.35 #47a347 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b85cb8  rgb(184, 92, 184)  hsl(300, 39%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#5cb85c  rgb(92, 184, 92)  hsl(120, 39%, 54%)  Mantis
#b8b85c  rgb(184, 184, 92)  hsl(60, 39%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#5cb8b8  rgb(92, 184, 184)  hsl(180, 39%, 54%)  Verdigris