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#B24EF2

#b24ef2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b24ef2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 30.59% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.45% cyan, 67.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 276.59°, with 86.32% saturation and 62.75% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.45.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2132

Complementary

  1. #b24ef2
  2. #8ef24e

Split complementary

  1. #b24ef2
  2. #e0f24e
  3. #4ef260

Analogous

  1. #604ef2
  2. #b24ef2
  3. #f24ee0

Triadic

  1. #b24ef2
  2. #f2b24e
  3. #4ef2b2

Tetradic

  1. #b24ef2
  2. #f24e8e
  3. #8ef24e
  4. #4ef2b2

Square

  1. #b24ef2
  2. #f2604e
  3. #8ef24e
  4. #4ee0f2

Monochromatic

  1. #630b9c
  2. #9111e3
  3. #b24ef2
  4. #d195f7
  5. #f0ddfc

Shades

#b24ef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b24ef2
  2. #a046da
  3. #8e3ec2
  4. #7d37a9
  5. #6b2f91
  6. #592779
  7. #471f61
  8. #351749
  9. #241030
  10. #120818
  11. #000000

Tints

#b24ef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b24ef2
  2. #ba60f3
  3. #c171f5
  4. #c983f6
  5. #d195f7
  6. #d9a7f9
  7. #e0b8fa
  8. #e8cafb
  9. #f0dcfc
  10. #f7edfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b24ef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b24ef2
  2. #ad53e7
  3. #a858db
  4. #a35dd0
  5. #9e62c4
  6. #9967b9
  7. #946cae
  8. #8f71a2
  9. #8a7697
  10. #857b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #966fb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d81ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9729a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f6cf5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a70f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac65c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b24ef2 {
  color: #b24ef2;
}
Background
.bg-b24ef2 {
  background-color: #b24ef2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b24ef2 {
  border: 2px solid #b24ef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b24ef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 78 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 86% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b24ef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b24ef2, #f24ee0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b24ef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 78 242 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.45 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.96 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.60 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.11 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.57 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.97 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.76 #4db10d Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b24ef2  rgb(178, 78, 242)  hsl(277, 86%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#8ef24e  rgb(142, 242, 78)  hsl(97, 86%, 63%)  Lawn Green
#f2b24e  rgb(242, 178, 78)  hsl(37, 86%, 63%)  Pastel Orange
#4ef2b2  rgb(78, 242, 178)  hsl(157, 86%, 63%)  Medium Spring Green