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#B350EC

#b350ec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b350ec is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 31.37% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.15% cyan, 66.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 278.08°, with 80.41% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.2138

Complementary

  1. #b350ec
  2. #89ec50

Split complementary

  1. #b350ec
  2. #d7ec50
  3. #50ec65

Analogous

  1. #6550ec
  2. #b350ec
  3. #ec50d7

Triadic

  1. #b350ec
  2. #ecb350
  3. #50ecb3

Tetradic

  1. #b350ec
  2. #ec5089
  3. #89ec50
  4. #50ecb3

Square

  1. #b350ec
  2. #ec6550
  3. #89ec50
  4. #50d7ec

Monochromatic

  1. #631093
  2. #9217d8
  3. #b350ec
  4. #d195f3
  5. #efdafb

Shades

#b350ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b350ec
  2. #a148d4
  3. #8f40bd
  4. #7d38a5
  5. #6b308e
  6. #5a2876
  7. #48205e
  8. #361847
  9. #24102f
  10. #120818
  11. #000000

Tints

#b350ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b350ec
  2. #bb62ee
  3. #c273f0
  4. #ca85f2
  5. #d196f4
  6. #d9a8f6
  7. #e1b9f7
  8. #e8cbf9
  9. #f0dcfb
  10. #f7eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b350ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b350ec
  2. #ae55e1
  3. #a95ad6
  4. #a45ecc
  5. #9f63c1
  6. #9a68b6
  7. #946dab
  8. #8f72a0
  9. #8a7696
  10. #857b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #976fb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b81e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab7098 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #726cef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d71ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af65bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b350ec {
  color: #b350ec;
}
Background
.bg-b350ec {
  background-color: #b350ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b350ec {
  border: 2px solid #b350ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b350ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 80 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b350ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b350ec, #ec50d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b350ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 80 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.38 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.09 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.94 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.93 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.07 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.33 #4caf13 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b350ec  rgb(179, 80, 236)  hsl(278, 80%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#89ec50  rgb(137, 236, 80)  hsl(98, 80%, 62%)  Inchworm
#ecb350  rgb(236, 179, 80)  hsl(38, 80%, 62%)  Indian Yellow
#50ecb3  rgb(80, 236, 179)  hsl(158, 80%, 62%)  Aquamarine