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#B256DA

#b256da ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b256da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 33.73% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.35% cyan, 60.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 281.82°, with 64.08% saturation and 59.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.16.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2118

Complementary

  1. #b256da
  2. #7eda56

Split complementary

  1. #b256da
  2. #c0da56
  3. #56da70

Analogous

  1. #7056da
  2. #b256da
  3. #da56c0

Triadic

  1. #b256da
  2. #dab256
  3. #56dab2

Tetradic

  1. #b256da
  2. #da567e
  3. #7eda56
  4. #56dab2

Square

  1. #b256da
  2. #da7056
  3. #7eda56
  4. #56c0da

Monochromatic

  1. #5f1b7c
  2. #8e29bb
  3. #b256da
  4. #cf95e8
  5. #ebd4f5

Shades

#b256da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b256da
  2. #a04dc4
  3. #8e45ae
  4. #7d3c99
  5. #6b3483
  6. #592b6d
  7. #472257
  8. #351a41
  9. #24112c
  10. #120916
  11. #000000

Tints

#b256da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b256da
  2. #ba67de
  3. #c178e1
  4. #c989e5
  5. #d19ae9
  6. #d9abed
  7. #e0bbf0
  8. #e8ccf4
  9. #f0ddf8
  10. #f7eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b256da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b256da
  2. #ad5ad1
  3. #a85ec8
  4. #a363bf
  5. #9e67b6
  6. #996bad
  7. #946fa4
  8. #8f739b
  9. #8a7892
  10. #857c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9671ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #297ade ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5281d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af6e90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #796ddc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8372d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b065b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b256da {
  color: #b256da;
}
Background
.bg-b256da {
  background-color: #b256da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b256da {
  border: 2px solid #b256da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b256da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 86 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 64% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b256da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b256da, #da56c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b256da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 86 218 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.16 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.67 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.17 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.42 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.57 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.76 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.95 #4da925 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b256da  rgb(178, 86, 218)  hsl(282, 64%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#7eda56  rgb(126, 218, 86)  hsl(102, 64%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#dab256  rgb(218, 178, 86)  hsl(42, 64%, 60%)  Metallic Gold
#56dab2  rgb(86, 218, 178)  hsl(162, 64%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine