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#B255CD

#b255cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b255cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 33.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.17% cyan, 58.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 286.5°, with 54.55% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.62.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2037

Complementary

  1. #b255cd
  2. #70cd55

Split complementary

  1. #b255cd
  2. #accd55
  3. #55cd76

Analogous

  1. #7655cd
  2. #b255cd
  3. #cd55ac

Triadic

  1. #b255cd
  2. #cdb255
  3. #55cdb2

Tetradic

  1. #b255cd
  2. #cd5570
  3. #70cd55
  4. #55cdb2

Square

  1. #b255cd
  2. #cd7655
  3. #70cd55
  4. #55accd

Monochromatic

  1. #591f6a
  2. #8b31a5
  3. #b255cd
  4. #cd90de
  5. #e8cbf0

Shades

#b255cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b255cd
  2. #a04db9
  3. #8e44a4
  4. #7d3c90
  5. #6b337b
  6. #592b67
  7. #472252
  8. #351a3e
  9. #241129
  10. #120915
  11. #000000

Tints

#b255cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b255cd
  2. #ba66d2
  3. #c177d7
  4. #c988dc
  5. #d199e1
  6. #d9aae6
  7. #e0bbeb
  8. #e8ccf0
  9. #f0ddf5
  10. #f7eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b255cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b255cd
  2. #ad59c5
  3. #a85ebe
  4. #a362b6
  5. #9e66ae
  6. #996ba7
  7. #946f9f
  8. #8f7397
  9. #8a778f
  10. #857c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #956fa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3777d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a80ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b26889 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c6bcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8671cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b261a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b255cd {
  color: #b255cd;
}
Background
.bg-b255cd {
  background-color: #b255cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b255cd {
  border: 2px solid #b255cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b255cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 85 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 55% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b255cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b255cd, #cd55ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b255cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 85 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.62 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.00 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.82 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.15 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.66 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.26 #4daa32 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b255cd  rgb(178, 85, 205)  hsl(287, 55%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#70cd55  rgb(112, 205, 85)  hsl(107, 55%, 57%)  Mantis
#cdb255  rgb(205, 178, 85)  hsl(47, 55%, 57%)  Vegas Gold
#55cdb2  rgb(85, 205, 178)  hsl(167, 55%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine