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#B656D3

#b656d3 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b656d3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.74% cyan, 59.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 286.08°, with 58.69% saturation and 58.24% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 0.75.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.213

Complementary

  1. #b656d3
  2. #73d356

Split complementary

  1. #b656d3
  2. #b2d356
  3. #56d378

Analogous

  1. #7856d3
  2. #b656d3
  3. #d356b2

Triadic

  1. #b656d3
  2. #d3b656
  3. #56d3b6

Tetradic

  1. #b656d3
  2. #d35673
  3. #73d356
  4. #56d3b6

Square

  1. #b656d3
  2. #d37856
  3. #73d356
  4. #56b2d3

Monochromatic

  1. #5f1e72
  2. #912eaf
  3. #b656d3
  4. #d093e3
  5. #eacff3

Shades

#b656d3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b656d3
  2. #a44dbe
  3. #9245a9
  4. #7f3c94
  5. #6d347f
  6. #5b2b6a
  7. #492254
  8. #371a3f
  9. #24112a
  10. #120915
  11. #000000

Tints

#b656d3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b656d3
  2. #bd67d7
  3. #c578dc
  4. #cc89e0
  5. #d39ae5
  6. #dbabe9
  7. #e2bbed
  8. #e9ccf2
  9. #f0ddf6
  10. #f8eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b656d3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b656d3
  2. #b15acb
  3. #ab5ec2
  4. #a663ba
  5. #a067b2
  6. #9b6baa
  7. #966fa1
  8. #907399
  9. #8b7891
  10. #857c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9871a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3579d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a82d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b56b8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e6dd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8973d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b663ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b656d3 {
  color: #b656d3;
}
Background
.bg-b656d3 {
  background-color: #b656d3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b656d3 {
  border: 2px solid #b656d3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b656d3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 86 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 59% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b656d3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b656d3, #d356b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b656d3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 86 211 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 0.75 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.23 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.01 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.94 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.47 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.67 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.00 #49a92c Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b656d3  rgb(182, 86, 211)  hsl(286, 59%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#73d356  rgb(115, 211, 86)  hsl(106, 59%, 58%)  Pastel Green
#d3b656  rgb(211, 182, 86)  hsl(46, 59%, 58%)  Old Gold
#56d3b6  rgb(86, 211, 182)  hsl(166, 59%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine