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#B46BBF

#b46bbf ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b46bbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.76% cyan, 43.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 292.14°, with 39.62% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.27.

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Relative luminance0.2398

Complementary

  1. #b46bbf
  2. #76bf6b

Split complementary

  1. #b46bbf
  2. #a0bf6b
  3. #6bbf8a

Analogous

  1. #8a6bbf
  2. #b46bbf
  3. #bf6ba0

Triadic

  1. #b46bbf
  2. #bfb46b
  3. #6bbfb4

Tetradic

  1. #b46bbf
  2. #bf6b76
  3. #76bf6b
  4. #6bbfb4

Square

  1. #b46bbf
  2. #bf8a6b
  3. #76bf6b
  4. #6ba0bf

Monochromatic

  1. #5e2c65
  2. #8f439b
  3. #b46bbf
  4. #cfa0d6
  5. #ead6ed

Shades

#b46bbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b46bbf
  2. #a260ac
  3. #905699
  4. #7e4b86
  5. #6c4073
  6. #5a3660
  7. #482b4c
  8. #362039
  9. #241526
  10. #120b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b46bbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b46bbf
  2. #bc7ac5
  3. #c389cc
  4. #cb97d2
  5. #d2a6d9
  6. #dab5df
  7. #e1c4e5
  8. #e9d3ec
  9. #f0e1f2
  10. #f8f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b46bbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b46bbf
  2. #af6db9
  3. #aa6fb2
  4. #a471ac
  5. #9f73a6
  6. #9a76a0
  7. #957899
  8. #907a93
  9. #8a7c8d
  10. #857e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b7ca0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6081c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7489bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6758c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a79c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #927ebd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b571a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b46bbf {
  color: #b46bbf;
}
Background
.bg-b46bbf {
  background-color: #b46bbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b46bbf {
  border: 2px solid #b46bbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b46bbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 107 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 40% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b46bbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b46bbf, #bf6ba0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b46bbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 107 191 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.27 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.90 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.27 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.50 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.86 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.14 #4b9440 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b46bbf  rgb(180, 107, 191)  hsl(292, 40%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#76bf6b  rgb(118, 191, 107)  hsl(112, 40%, 58%)  Mantis
#bfb46b  rgb(191, 180, 107)  hsl(52, 40%, 58%)  Dark Khaki
#6bbfb4  rgb(107, 191, 180)  hsl(172, 40%, 58%)  Verdigris