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#B85FFC

#b85ffc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b85ffc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 37.25% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.98% cyan, 62.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 274.01°, with 96.32% saturation and 68.04% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.75.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.254

Complementary

  1. #b85ffc
  2. #a3fc5f

Split complementary

  1. #b85ffc
  2. #f2fc5f
  3. #5ffc69

Analogous

  1. #695ffc
  2. #b85ffc
  3. #fc5ff2

Triadic

  1. #b85ffc
  2. #fcb85f
  3. #5ffcb8

Tetradic

  1. #b85ffc
  2. #fc5fa3
  3. #a3fc5f
  4. #5ffcb8

Square

  1. #b85ffc
  2. #fc695f
  3. #a3fc5f
  4. #5ff2fc

Monochromatic

  1. #6d04be
  2. #9714fb
  3. #b85ffc
  4. #d9aafd
  5. #f6ebff

Shades

#b85ffc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b85ffc
  2. #a656e3
  3. #934cca
  4. #8143b0
  5. #6e3997
  6. #5c307e
  7. #4a2665
  8. #371d4c
  9. #251332
  10. #120a19
  11. #000000

Tints

#b85ffc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b85ffc
  2. #bf6ffc
  3. #c67ffd
  4. #cd8ffd
  5. #d49ffd
  6. #dcaffe
  7. #e3bffe
  8. #eacffe
  9. #f1dffe
  10. #f8efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b85ffc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b85ffc
  2. #b262f0
  3. #ad66e3
  4. #a769d7
  5. #a26cca
  6. #9c70be
  7. #9673b2
  8. #9176a5
  9. #8b7999
  10. #867d8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e7bc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0087ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #418bf8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad7fa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7879ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #827cfa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b274ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b85ffc {
  color: #b85ffc;
}
Background
.bg-b85ffc {
  background-color: #b85ffc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b85ffc {
  border: 2px solid #b85ffc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b85ffc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 95 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 96% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b85ffc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b85ffc, #fc5ff2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b85ffc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 95 252 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.75 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.11 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.14 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.55 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.77 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.50 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.80 #47a003 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b85ffc  rgb(184, 95, 252)  hsl(274, 96%, 68%)  Medium Orchid
#a3fc5f  rgb(163, 252, 95)  hsl(94, 96%, 68%)  Inchworm
#fcb85f  rgb(252, 184, 95)  hsl(34, 96%, 68%)  Pastel Orange
#5ffcb8  rgb(95, 252, 184)  hsl(154, 96%, 68%)  Medium Spring Green