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#B262BB

#b262bb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b262bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 38.43% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.81% cyan, 47.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 293.93°, with 39.56% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2179

Complementary

  1. #b262bb
  2. #6bbb62

Split complementary

  1. #b262bb
  2. #97bb62
  3. #62bb85

Analogous

  1. #8562bb
  2. #b262bb
  3. #bb6297

Triadic

  1. #b262bb
  2. #bbb262
  3. #62bbb2

Tetradic

  1. #b262bb
  2. #bb626b
  3. #6bbb62
  4. #62bbb2

Square

  1. #b262bb
  2. #bb8562
  3. #6bbb62
  4. #6297bb

Monochromatic

  1. #57285c
  2. #893f91
  3. #b262bb
  4. #cc97d2
  5. #e6cde9

Shades

#b262bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b262bb
  2. #a058a8
  3. #8e4e96
  4. #7d4583
  5. #6b3b70
  6. #59315e
  7. #47274b
  8. #351d38
  9. #241425
  10. #120a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b262bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b262bb
  2. #ba72c2
  3. #c181c9
  4. #c991cf
  5. #d1a1d6
  6. #d9b1dd
  7. #e0c0e4
  8. #e8d0eb
  9. #f0e0f1
  10. #f7eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b262bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b262bb
  2. #ad65b5
  3. #a868af
  4. #a36ba9
  5. #9e6ea3
  6. #99719e
  7. #947498
  8. #8f7792
  9. #8a7a8c
  10. #857d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97769b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #577abe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e84b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b56d86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8571bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e78b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4699e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b262bb {
  color: #b262bb;
}
Background
.bg-b262bb {
  background-color: #b262bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b262bb {
  border: 2px solid #b262bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b262bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 98 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 40% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b262bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b262bb, #bb6297);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b262bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 98 187 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.02 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.14 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.90 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.68 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.87 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.02 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.50 #4d9d44 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b262bb  rgb(178, 98, 187)  hsl(294, 40%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#6bbb62  rgb(107, 187, 98)  hsl(114, 40%, 56%)  Mantis
#bbb262  rgb(187, 178, 98)  hsl(54, 40%, 56%)  Dark Khaki
#62bbb2  rgb(98, 187, 178)  hsl(174, 40%, 56%)  Verdigris