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#B85DDD

#b85ddd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b85ddd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 36.47% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.74% cyan, 57.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 282.66°, with 65.31% saturation and 61.57% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.39.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2324

Complementary

  1. #b85ddd
  2. #82dd5d

Split complementary

  1. #b85ddd
  2. #c2dd5d
  3. #5ddd78

Analogous

  1. #785ddd
  2. #b85ddd
  3. #dd5dc2

Triadic

  1. #b85ddd
  2. #ddb85d
  3. #5dddb8

Tetradic

  1. #b85ddd
  2. #dd5d82
  3. #82dd5d
  4. #5dddb8

Square

  1. #b85ddd
  2. #dd785d
  3. #82dd5d
  4. #5dc2dd

Monochromatic

  1. #671c85
  2. #9729c4
  3. #b85ddd
  4. #d49cea
  5. #efdbf8

Shades

#b85ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b85ddd
  2. #a654c7
  3. #934ab1
  4. #81419b
  5. #6e3885
  6. #5c2f6f
  7. #4a2558
  8. #371c42
  9. #25132c
  10. #120916
  11. #000000

Tints

#b85ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b85ddd
  2. #bf6de0
  3. #c67de4
  4. #cd8ee7
  5. #d49eeb
  6. #dcaeee
  7. #e3bef1
  8. #eacef5
  9. #f1dff8
  10. #f8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b85ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b85ddd
  2. #b261d4
  3. #ad64ca
  4. #a768c1
  5. #a26bb8
  6. #9c6faf
  7. #9672a5
  8. #91769c
  9. #8b7993
  10. #867d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c77af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #387fe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b87da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b57394 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8073df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a78db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b66bb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b85ddd {
  color: #b85ddd;
}
Background
.bg-b85ddd {
  background-color: #b85ddd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b85ddd {
  border: 2px solid #b85ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b85ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 93 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 65% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b85ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b85ddd, #dd5dc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b85ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 93 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.39 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.09 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.98 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.40 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.07 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.36 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.59 #47a222 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b85ddd  rgb(184, 93, 221)  hsl(283, 65%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#82dd5d  rgb(130, 221, 93)  hsl(103, 65%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#ddb85d  rgb(221, 184, 93)  hsl(43, 65%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#5dddb8  rgb(93, 221, 184)  hsl(163, 65%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine