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#B968BE

#b968be ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b968be is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 40.78% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.63% cyan, 45.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 296.51°, with 39.81% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.06.

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Relative luminance0.2393

Complementary

  1. #b968be
  2. #6dbe68

Split complementary

  1. #b968be
  2. #98be68
  3. #68be8e

Analogous

  1. #8e68be
  2. #b968be
  3. #be6898

Triadic

  1. #b968be
  2. #beb968
  3. #68beb9

Tetradic

  1. #b968be
  2. #be686d
  3. #6dbe68
  4. #68beb9

Square

  1. #b968be
  2. #be8e68
  3. #6dbe68
  4. #6898be

Monochromatic

  1. #5f2a63
  2. #934198
  3. #b968be
  4. #d29dd5
  5. #ebd3ec

Shades

#b968be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b968be
  2. #a75eab
  3. #945398
  4. #824985
  5. #6f3e72
  6. #5d345f
  7. #4a2a4c
  8. #381f39
  9. #251526
  10. #130a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b968be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b968be
  2. #c077c5
  3. #c786cb
  4. #ce95d2
  5. #d5a4d8
  6. #dcb4df
  7. #e3c3e5
  8. #ead2ec
  9. #f1e1f2
  10. #f8f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b968be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b968be
  2. #b36ab8
  3. #ae6db2
  4. #a86fab
  5. #a272a5
  6. #9d749f
  7. #977699
  8. #917993
  9. #8b7b8c
  10. #867e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d7ba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f80c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #768abb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd728a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c77c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #957ebc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb6ea1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b968be {
  color: #b968be;
}
Background
.bg-b968be {
  background-color: #b968be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b968be {
  border: 2px solid #b968be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b968be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 104 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 40% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b968be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b968be, #be6898);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b968be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 104 190 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.06 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.73 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.74 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.76 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.36 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.03 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.19 #469741 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b968be  rgb(185, 104, 190)  hsl(297, 40%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#6dbe68  rgb(109, 190, 104)  hsl(117, 40%, 58%)  Mantis
#beb968  rgb(190, 185, 104)  hsl(57, 40%, 58%)  Dark Khaki
#68beb9  rgb(104, 190, 185)  hsl(177, 40%, 58%)  Verdigris