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#B46BBD

#b46bbd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b46bbd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 41.96% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.76% cyan, 43.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 293.41°, with 38.32% saturation and 58.04% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.55.

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Relative luminance0.2389

Complementary

  1. #b46bbd
  2. #74bd6b

Split complementary

  1. #b46bbd
  2. #9dbd6b
  3. #6bbd8b

Analogous

  1. #8b6bbd
  2. #b46bbd
  3. #bd6b9d

Triadic

  1. #b46bbd
  2. #bdb46b
  3. #6bbdb4

Tetradic

  1. #b46bbd
  2. #bd6b74
  3. #74bd6b
  4. #6bbdb4

Square

  1. #b46bbd
  2. #bd8b6b
  3. #74bd6b
  4. #6b9dbd

Monochromatic

  1. #5d2c63
  2. #8f4498
  3. #b46bbd
  4. #cfa0d5
  5. #ead5ec

Shades

#b46bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b46bbd
  2. #a260aa
  3. #905697
  4. #7e4b84
  5. #6c4071
  6. #5a365f
  7. #482b4c
  8. #362039
  9. #241526
  10. #120b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b46bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b46bbd
  2. #bc7ac4
  3. #c389ca
  4. #cb97d1
  5. #d2a6d7
  6. #dab5de
  7. #e1c4e5
  8. #e9d3eb
  9. #f0e1f2
  10. #f8f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b46bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b46bbd
  2. #af6db7
  3. #aa6fb1
  4. #a471ab
  5. #9f73a5
  6. #9a769f
  7. #957898
  8. #907a92
  9. #8a7c8c
  10. #857e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b7c9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6181c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7589ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7748b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a79bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #927ebc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b671a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b46bbd {
  color: #b46bbd;
}
Background
.bg-b46bbd {
  background-color: #b46bbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b46bbd {
  border: 2px solid #b46bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b46bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 107 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 38% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b46bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b46bbd, #bd6b9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b46bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 107 189 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.55 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.19 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.35 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.79 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.88 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.16 #4b9442 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b46bbd  rgb(180, 107, 189)  hsl(293, 38%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#74bd6b  rgb(116, 189, 107)  hsl(113, 38%, 58%)  Mantis
#bdb46b  rgb(189, 180, 107)  hsl(53, 38%, 58%)  Dark Khaki
#6bbdb4  rgb(107, 189, 180)  hsl(173, 38%, 58%)  Verdigris