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#B26DFD

#b26dfd ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b26dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.64% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 268.75°, with 97.3% saturation and 70.98% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 6.84.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2749

Complementary

  1. #b26dfd
  2. #b8fd6d

Split complementary

  1. #b26dfd
  2. #fdfa6d
  3. #70fd6d

Analogous

  1. #6d70fd
  2. #b26dfd
  3. #fa6dfd

Triadic

  1. #b26dfd
  2. #fdb26d
  3. #6dfdb2

Tetradic

  1. #b26dfd
  2. #fd6db8
  3. #b8fd6d
  4. #6dfdb2

Square

  1. #b26dfd
  2. #fd6d70
  3. #b8fd6d
  4. #6dfdfa

Monochromatic

  1. #6403ce
  2. #8a22fc
  3. #b26dfd
  4. #dab8fe
  5. #f4ebff

Shades

#b26dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b26dfd
  2. #a062e4
  3. #8e57ca
  4. #7d4cb1
  5. #6b4198
  6. #59377f
  7. #472c65
  8. #35214c
  9. #241633
  10. #120b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#b26dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b26dfd
  2. #ba7cfd
  3. #c18afd
  4. #c999fe
  5. #d1a7fe
  6. #d9b6fe
  7. #e0c5fe
  8. #e8d3fe
  9. #f0e2ff
  10. #f7f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b26dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b26dfd
  2. #ad6ff1
  3. #a871e4
  4. #a373d8
  5. #9e75cb
  6. #9977bf
  7. #9478b2
  8. #8f7aa6
  9. #8a7c99
  10. #857e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e83c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e8eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b8ffa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a48aab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a82ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8183fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa7fd1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b26dfd {
  color: #b26dfd;
}
Background
.bg-b26dfd {
  background-color: #b26dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b26dfd {
  border: 2px solid #b26dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b26dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 97% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b26dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b26dfd, #fa6dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b26dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.84 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.16 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.21 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.72 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.98 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.45 #4d9202 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#b26dfd  rgb(178, 109, 253)  hsl(269, 97%, 71%)  Medium Purple
#b8fd6d  rgb(184, 253, 109)  hsl(89, 97%, 71%)  Inchworm
#fdb26d  rgb(253, 178, 109)  hsl(29, 97%, 71%)  Sandy Brown
#6dfdb2  rgb(109, 253, 178)  hsl(149, 97%, 71%)  Medium Spring Green