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#B862DC

#b862dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b862dc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 38.43% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.36% cyan, 55.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 282.3°, with 63.54% saturation and 62.35% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.2409

Complementary

  1. #b862dc
  2. #86dc62

Split complementary

  1. #b862dc
  2. #c3dc62
  3. #62dc7b

Analogous

  1. #7b62dc
  2. #b862dc
  3. #dc62c3

Triadic

  1. #b862dc
  2. #dcb862
  3. #62dcb8

Tetradic

  1. #b862dc
  2. #dc6286
  3. #86dc62
  4. #62dcb8

Square

  1. #b862dc
  2. #dc7b62
  3. #86dc62
  4. #62c3dc

Monochromatic

  1. #681e87
  2. #982cc5
  3. #b862dc
  4. #d4a1ea
  5. #f1dff8

Shades

#b862dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b862dc
  2. #a658c6
  3. #934eb0
  4. #81459a
  5. #6e3b84
  6. #5c316e
  7. #4a2758
  8. #371d42
  9. #25142c
  10. #120a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#b862dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b862dc
  2. #bf72e0
  3. #c681e3
  4. #cd91e7
  5. #d4a1ea
  6. #dcb1ee
  7. #e3c0f1
  8. #ead0f5
  9. #f1e0f8
  10. #f8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b862dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b862dc
  2. #b265d3
  3. #ad68ca
  4. #a76bc0
  5. #a26eb7
  6. #9c71ae
  7. #9674a5
  8. #91779c
  9. #8b7a92
  10. #867d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d7aaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4282e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6089d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b57696 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8276de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c7bda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b66fb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b862dc {
  color: #b862dc;
}
Background
.bg-b862dc {
  background-color: #b862dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b862dc {
  border: 2px solid #b862dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b862dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 98 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 64% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b862dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b862dc, #dc62c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b862dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 98 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.14 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.99 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.90 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.05 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.36 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.73 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.59 #479d23 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b862dc  rgb(184, 98, 220)  hsl(282, 64%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#86dc62  rgb(134, 220, 98)  hsl(102, 64%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#dcb862  rgb(220, 184, 98)  hsl(42, 64%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#62dcb8  rgb(98, 220, 184)  hsl(162, 64%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine