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#B949DC

#b949dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b949dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 28.63% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.91% cyan, 66.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 285.71°, with 67.74% saturation and 57.45% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.74.

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Relative luminance0.2025

Complementary

  1. #b949dc
  2. #6cdc49

Split complementary

  1. #b949dc
  2. #b6dc49
  3. #49dc6f

Analogous

  1. #6f49dc
  2. #b949dc
  3. #dc49b6

Triadic

  1. #b949dc
  2. #dcb949
  3. #49dcb9

Tetradic

  1. #b949dc
  2. #dc496c
  3. #6cdc49
  4. #49dcb9

Square

  1. #b949dc
  2. #dc6f49
  3. #6cdc49
  4. #49b6dc

Monochromatic

  1. #5f1775
  2. #9323b6
  3. #b949dc
  4. #d289e8
  5. #eac9f5

Shades

#b949dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b949dc
  2. #a742c6
  3. #943ab0
  4. #82339a
  5. #6f2c84
  6. #5d256e
  7. #4a1d58
  8. #381642
  9. #250f2c
  10. #130716
  11. #000000

Tints

#b949dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b949dc
  2. #c05be0
  3. #c76de3
  4. #ce80e7
  5. #d592ea
  6. #dca4ee
  7. #e3b6f1
  8. #eac8f5
  9. #f1dbf8
  10. #f8edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b949dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b949dc
  2. #b34fd3
  3. #ae54ca
  4. #a85ac0
  5. #a25fb7
  6. #9d65ae
  7. #976aa5
  8. #91709c
  9. #8b7592
  10. #867b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #986bab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c80d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7658d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7966df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #866eda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b85bb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b949dc {
  color: #b949dc;
}
Background
.bg-b949dc {
  background-color: #b949dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b949dc {
  border: 2px solid #b949dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b949dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 73 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b949dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b949dc, #dc49b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b949dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 73 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.74 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.42 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.72 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.42 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.35 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.64 #46b623 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b949dc  rgb(185, 73, 220)  hsl(286, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#6cdc49  rgb(108, 220, 73)  hsl(106, 68%, 57%)  Lime Green
#dcb949  rgb(220, 185, 73)  hsl(46, 68%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#49dcb9  rgb(73, 220, 185)  hsl(166, 68%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine