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#B261CC

#b261cc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b261cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 38.04% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.75% cyan, 52.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 285.42°, with 51.2% saturation and 59.02% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.75.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2237

Complementary

  1. #b261cc
  2. #7bcc61

Split complementary

  1. #b261cc
  2. #b1cc61
  3. #61cc7c

Analogous

  1. #7c61cc
  2. #b261cc
  3. #cc61b1

Triadic

  1. #b261cc
  2. #ccb261
  3. #61ccb2

Tetradic

  1. #b261cc
  2. #cc617b
  3. #7bcc61
  4. #61ccb2

Square

  1. #b261cc
  2. #cc7c61
  3. #7bcc61
  4. #61b1cc

Monochromatic

  1. #5d2470
  2. #8e37aa
  3. #b261cc
  4. #ce9bdf
  5. #ead5f1

Shades

#b261cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b261cc
  2. #a057b8
  3. #8e4ea3
  4. #7d448f
  5. #6b3a7a
  6. #593166
  7. #472752
  8. #351d3d
  9. #241329
  10. #120a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#b261cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b261cc
  2. #ba71d1
  3. #c181d6
  4. #c990db
  5. #d1a0e0
  6. #d9b0e6
  7. #e0c0eb
  8. #e8d0f0
  9. #f0dff5
  10. #f7effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b261cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b261cc
  2. #ad64c4
  3. #a867bd
  4. #a36ab5
  5. #9e6dae
  6. #9971a6
  7. #94749e
  8. #8f7797
  9. #8a7a8f
  10. #857d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9876a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b7dd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6485c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1718d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8173ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a78ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b26baa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b261cc {
  color: #b261cc;
}
Background
.bg-b261cc {
  background-color: #b261cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b261cc {
  border: 2px solid #b261cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b261cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 97 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 51% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b261cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b261cc, #cc61b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b261cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 97 204 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.75 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.25 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.66 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.40 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.45 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.81 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.52 #4d9e33 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b261cc  rgb(178, 97, 204)  hsl(285, 51%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#7bcc61  rgb(123, 204, 97)  hsl(105, 51%, 59%)  Mantis
#ccb261  rgb(204, 178, 97)  hsl(45, 51%, 59%)  Vegas Gold
#61ccb2  rgb(97, 204, 178)  hsl(165, 51%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine