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#B261EF

#b261ef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b261ef is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 38.04% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.52% cyan, 59.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 274.23°, with 81.61% saturation and 65.88% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.55.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2425

Complementary

  1. #b261ef
  2. #9eef61

Split complementary

  1. #b261ef
  2. #e5ef61
  3. #61ef6b

Analogous

  1. #6b61ef
  2. #b261ef
  3. #ef61e5

Triadic

  1. #b261ef
  2. #efb261
  3. #61efb2

Tetradic

  1. #b261ef
  2. #ef619e
  3. #9eef61
  4. #61efb2

Square

  1. #b261ef
  2. #ef6b61
  3. #9eef61
  4. #61e5ef

Monochromatic

  1. #6611a6
  2. #901ce8
  3. #b261ef
  4. #d4a6f6
  5. #f6ecfd

Shades

#b261ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b261ef
  2. #a057d7
  3. #8e4ebf
  4. #7d44a7
  5. #6b3a8f
  6. #593178
  7. #472760
  8. #351d48
  9. #241330
  10. #120a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#b261ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b261ef
  2. #ba71f1
  3. #c181f2
  4. #c990f4
  5. #d1a0f5
  6. #d9b0f7
  7. #e0c0f9
  8. #e8d0fa
  9. #f0dffc
  10. #f7effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b261ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b261ef
  2. #ad64e4
  3. #a867d9
  4. #a36ace
  5. #9e6dc3
  6. #9971b8
  7. #9474ac
  8. #8f77a1
  9. #8a7a96
  10. #857d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a7aba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2384f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b88ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a97d9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7878f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #817aed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad73c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b261ef {
  color: #b261ef;
}
Background
.bg-b261ef {
  background-color: #b261ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b261ef {
  border: 2px solid #b261ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b261ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 97 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 82% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b261ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b261ef, #ef61e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b261ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 97 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.55 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.33 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.88 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.00 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.22 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.62 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.14 #4d9e10 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b261ef  rgb(178, 97, 239)  hsl(274, 82%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#9eef61  rgb(158, 239, 97)  hsl(94, 82%, 66%)  Inchworm
#efb261  rgb(239, 178, 97)  hsl(34, 82%, 66%)  Indian Yellow
#61efb2  rgb(97, 239, 178)  hsl(154, 82%, 66%)  Aquamarine