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#B656D2

#b656d2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b656d2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 33.73% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.33% cyan, 59.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 286.45°, with 57.94% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 0.71.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2125

Complementary

  1. #b656d2
  2. #72d256

Split complementary

  1. #b656d2
  2. #b0d256
  3. #56d278

Analogous

  1. #7856d2
  2. #b656d2
  3. #d256b0

Triadic

  1. #b656d2
  2. #d2b656
  3. #56d2b6

Tetradic

  1. #b656d2
  2. #d25672
  3. #72d256
  4. #56d2b6

Square

  1. #b656d2
  2. #d27856
  3. #72d256
  4. #56b0d2

Monochromatic

  1. #5e1e71
  2. #912ead
  3. #b656d2
  4. #d092e2
  5. #eacff2

Shades

#b656d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b656d2
  2. #a44dbd
  3. #9245a8
  4. #7f3c93
  5. #6d347e
  6. #5b2b69
  7. #492254
  8. #371a3f
  9. #24112a
  10. #120915
  11. #000000

Tints

#b656d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b656d2
  2. #bd67d7
  3. #c578db
  4. #cc89e0
  5. #d39ae4
  6. #dbabe9
  7. #e2bbed
  8. #e9ccf2
  9. #f0ddf6
  10. #f8eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b656d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b656d2
  2. #b15aca
  3. #ab5ec2
  4. #a663b9
  5. #a067b1
  6. #9b6ba9
  7. #966fa1
  8. #907399
  9. #8b7890
  10. #857c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9871a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3679d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b82cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66a8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e6dd4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8973d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b663ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b656d2 {
  color: #b656d2;
}
Background
.bg-b656d2 {
  background-color: #b656d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b656d2 {
  border: 2px solid #b656d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b656d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 86 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 58% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b656d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b656d2, #d256b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b656d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 86 210 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 0.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.26 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.91 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.03 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.54 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.70 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.96 #49a92d Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b656d2  rgb(182, 86, 210)  hsl(286, 58%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#72d256  rgb(114, 210, 86)  hsl(106, 58%, 58%)  Pastel Green
#d2b656  rgb(210, 182, 86)  hsl(46, 58%, 58%)  Vegas Gold
#56d2b6  rgb(86, 210, 182)  hsl(166, 58%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine