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#B85FDB

#b85fdb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b85fdb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 37.25% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.98% cyan, 56.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 283.06°, with 63.27% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.49.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2349

Complementary

  1. #b85fdb
  2. #82db5f

Split complementary

  1. #b85fdb
  2. #c0db5f
  3. #5fdb7a

Analogous

  1. #7a5fdb
  2. #b85fdb
  3. #db5fc0

Triadic

  1. #b85fdb
  2. #dbb85f
  3. #5fdbb8

Tetradic

  1. #b85fdb
  2. #db5f82
  3. #82db5f
  4. #5fdbb8

Square

  1. #b85fdb
  2. #db7a5f
  3. #82db5f
  4. #5fc0db

Monochromatic

  1. #671e83
  2. #972cc2
  3. #b85fdb
  4. #d49de9
  5. #efdcf7

Shades

#b85fdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b85fdb
  2. #a656c5
  3. #934caf
  4. #814399
  5. #6e3983
  6. #5c306e
  7. #4a2658
  8. #371d42
  9. #25132c
  10. #120a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#b85fdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b85fdb
  2. #bf6fdf
  3. #c67fe2
  4. #cd8fe6
  5. #d49fe9
  6. #dcafed
  7. #e3bff1
  8. #eacff4
  9. #f1dff8
  10. #f8effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b85fdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b85fdb
  2. #b262d2
  3. #ad66c9
  4. #a769c0
  5. #a26cb7
  6. #9c70ae
  7. #9673a4
  8. #91769b
  9. #8b7992
  10. #867d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c78ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e80df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e88d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b67494 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8174dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b79d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b76cb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b85fdb {
  color: #b85fdb;
}
Background
.bg-b85fdb {
  background-color: #b85fdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b85fdb {
  border: 2px solid #b85fdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b85fdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 95 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 63% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b85fdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b85fdb, #db5fc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b85fdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 95 219 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.49 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.01 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.56 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.34 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.68 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.19 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.09 #47a024 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b85fdb  rgb(184, 95, 219)  hsl(283, 63%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#82db5f  rgb(130, 219, 95)  hsl(103, 63%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#dbb85f  rgb(219, 184, 95)  hsl(43, 63%, 62%)  Metallic Gold
#5fdbb8  rgb(95, 219, 184)  hsl(163, 63%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine