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#B264BD

#b264bd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b264bd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 39.22% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.82% cyan, 47.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 292.58°, with 40.27% saturation and 56.67% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.03.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2225

Complementary

  1. #b264bd
  2. #6fbd64

Split complementary

  1. #b264bd
  2. #9cbd64
  3. #64bd86

Analogous

  1. #8664bd
  2. #b264bd
  3. #bd649c

Triadic

  1. #b264bd
  2. #bdb264
  3. #64bdb2

Tetradic

  1. #b264bd
  2. #bd646f
  3. #6fbd64
  4. #64bdb2

Square

  1. #b264bd
  2. #bd8664
  3. #6fbd64
  4. #649cbd

Monochromatic

  1. #59295f
  2. #8a3f95
  3. #b264bd
  4. #cd9ad4
  5. #e7cfeb

Shades

#b264bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b264bd
  2. #a05aaa
  3. #8e5097
  4. #7d4684
  5. #6b3c71
  6. #59325f
  7. #47284c
  8. #351e39
  9. #241426
  10. #120a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b264bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b264bd
  2. #ba74c4
  3. #c183ca
  4. #c993d1
  5. #d1a2d7
  6. #d9b2de
  7. #e0c1e5
  8. #e8d1eb
  9. #f0e0f2
  10. #f7f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b264bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b264bd
  2. #ad67b7
  3. #a86ab1
  4. #a36cab
  5. #9e6fa5
  6. #99729f
  7. #947598
  8. #8f7892
  9. #8a7a8c
  10. #857d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97779d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #587cc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e85ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b46f88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8673bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e79bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b36ba0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b264bd {
  color: #b264bd;
}
Background
.bg-b264bd {
  background-color: #b264bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b264bd {
  border: 2px solid #b264bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b264bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 100 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 40% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b264bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b264bd, #bd649c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b264bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 100 189 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.03 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.91 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.28 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.32 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.36 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.66 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.45 #4d9b42 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b264bd  rgb(178, 100, 189)  hsl(293, 40%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#6fbd64  rgb(111, 189, 100)  hsl(113, 40%, 57%)  Mantis
#bdb264  rgb(189, 178, 100)  hsl(53, 40%, 57%)  Dark Khaki
#64bdb2  rgb(100, 189, 178)  hsl(173, 40%, 57%)  Verdigris