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#B05AB1

#b05ab1 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b05ab1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 35.29% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.56% cyan, 49.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 299.31°, with 35.8% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1972

Complementary

  1. #b05ab1
  2. #5bb15a

Split complementary

  1. #b05ab1
  2. #86b15a
  3. #5ab184

Analogous

  1. #845ab1
  2. #b05ab1
  3. #b15a86

Triadic

  1. #b05ab1
  2. #b1b05a
  3. #5ab1b0

Tetradic

  1. #b05ab1
  2. #b15a5b
  3. #5bb15a
  4. #5ab1b0

Square

  1. #b05ab1
  2. #b1845a
  3. #5bb15a
  4. #5a86b1

Monochromatic

  1. #4d254d
  2. #813d81
  3. #b05ab1
  4. #c98eca
  5. #e2c2e2

Shades

#b05ab1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b05ab1
  2. #9e519f
  3. #8d488e
  4. #7b3f7c
  5. #6a366a
  6. #582d59
  7. #462447
  8. #351b35
  9. #231223
  10. #120912
  11. #000000

Tints

#b05ab1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b05ab1
  2. #b86bb9
  3. #c07bc1
  4. #c88cc8
  5. #d09cd0
  6. #d8add8
  7. #dfbde0
  8. #e7cee8
  9. #efdeef
  10. #f7eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b05ab1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b05ab1
  2. #ab5eac
  3. #a662a7
  4. #a265a2
  5. #9d699d
  6. #986d99
  7. #937194
  8. #8e758f
  9. #8a788a
  10. #857c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #936f94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5274b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b7fae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4637d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #826ab3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c72af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b36095 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b05ab1 {
  color: #b05ab1;
}
Background
.bg-b05ab1 {
  background-color: #b05ab1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b05ab1 {
  border: 2px solid #b05ab1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b05ab1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 90 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 36% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b05ab1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b05ab1, #b15a86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b05ab1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 90 177 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.00 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.23 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.45 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.02 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.22 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.53 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.60 #4fa54e Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b05ab1  rgb(176, 90, 177)  hsl(299, 36%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#5bb15a  rgb(91, 177, 90)  hsl(119, 36%, 52%)  Mantis
#b1b05a  rgb(177, 176, 90)  hsl(59, 36%, 52%)  Dark Khaki
#5ab1b0  rgb(90, 177, 176)  hsl(179, 36%, 52%)  Verdigris