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#B05AB8

#b05ab8 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b05ab8 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 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.35% cyan, 51.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 294.89°, with 39.83% saturation and 53.73% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.68.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2

Complementary

  1. #b05ab8
  2. #62b85a

Split complementary

  1. #b05ab8
  2. #91b85a
  3. #5ab881

Analogous

  1. #815ab8
  2. #b05ab8
  3. #b85a91

Triadic

  1. #b05ab8
  2. #b8b05a
  3. #5ab8b0

Tetradic

  1. #b05ab8
  2. #b85a62
  3. #62b85a
  4. #5ab8b0

Square

  1. #b05ab8
  2. #b8815a
  3. #62b85a
  4. #5a91b8

Monochromatic

  1. #512455
  2. #833b8a
  3. #b05ab8
  4. #ca90cf
  5. #e3c5e6

Shades

#b05ab8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b05ab8
  2. #9e51a6
  3. #8d4893
  4. #7b3f81
  5. #6a366e
  6. #582d5c
  7. #46244a
  8. #351b37
  9. #231225
  10. #120912
  11. #000000

Tints

#b05ab8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b05ab8
  2. #b86bbf
  3. #c07bc6
  4. #c88ccd
  5. #d09cd4
  6. #d8addc
  7. #dfbde3
  8. #e7ceea
  9. #efdef1
  10. #f7eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b05ab8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b05ab8
  2. #ab5eb2
  3. #a662ad
  4. #a265a7
  5. #9d69a2
  6. #986d9c
  7. #937196
  8. #8e7591
  9. #8a788b
  10. #857c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #937098 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e75bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #687fb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b36681 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #816bba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b72b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2619a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b05ab8 {
  color: #b05ab8;
}
Background
.bg-b05ab8 {
  background-color: #b05ab8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b05ab8 {
  border: 2px solid #b05ab8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b05ab8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 90 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 40% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b05ab8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b05ab8, #b85a91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b05ab8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 90 184 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.68 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.01 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.36 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.28 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.32 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.71 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.88 #4fa547 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b05ab8  rgb(176, 90, 184)  hsl(295, 40%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#62b85a  rgb(98, 184, 90)  hsl(115, 40%, 54%)  Mantis
#b8b05a  rgb(184, 176, 90)  hsl(55, 40%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#5ab8b0  rgb(90, 184, 176)  hsl(175, 40%, 54%)  Verdigris