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#B85DCA

#b85dca ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b85dca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 36.47% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.91% cyan, 53.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 290.09°, with 50.7% saturation and 57.84% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2228

Complementary

  1. #b85dca
  2. #6fca5d

Split complementary

  1. #b85dca
  2. #a5ca5d
  3. #5dca81

Analogous

  1. #815dca
  2. #b85dca
  3. #ca5da5

Triadic

  1. #b85dca
  2. #cab85d
  3. #5dcab8

Tetradic

  1. #b85dca
  2. #ca5d6f
  3. #6fca5d
  4. #5dcab8

Square

  1. #b85dca
  2. #ca815d
  3. #6fca5d
  4. #5da5ca

Monochromatic

  1. #5f236b
  2. #9236a5
  3. #b85dca
  4. #d197dd
  5. #ebd0f0

Shades

#b85dca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b85dca
  2. #a654b6
  3. #934aa2
  4. #81418d
  5. #6e3879
  6. #5c2f65
  7. #4a2551
  8. #371c3d
  9. #251328
  10. #120914
  11. #000000

Tints

#b85dca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b85dca
  2. #bf6dcf
  3. #c67dd5
  4. #cd8eda
  5. #d49edf
  6. #dcaee5
  7. #e3beea
  8. #eaceef
  9. #f1dff4
  10. #f8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b85dca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b85dca
  2. #b261c3
  3. #ad64bb
  4. #a768b4
  5. #a26bac
  6. #9c6fa5
  7. #96729e
  8. #917696
  9. #8b798f
  10. #867d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a75a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #497bce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6785c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b96d8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8470cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f77c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b967a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b85dca {
  color: #b85dca;
}
Background
.bg-b85dca {
  background-color: #b85dca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b85dca {
  border: 2px solid #b85dca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b85dca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 93 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 51% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b85dca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b85dca, #ca5da5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b85dca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 93 202 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.22 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.62 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.28 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.39 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.55 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.89 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.55 #47a235 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b85dca  rgb(184, 93, 202)  hsl(290, 51%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#6fca5d  rgb(111, 202, 93)  hsl(110, 51%, 58%)  Mantis
#cab85d  rgb(202, 184, 93)  hsl(50, 51%, 58%)  Vegas Gold
#5dcab8  rgb(93, 202, 184)  hsl(170, 51%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise