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#B84EDE

#b84ede ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b84ede is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 30.59% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.12% cyan, 64.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 284.17°, with 68.57% saturation and 58.82% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.38.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2091

Complementary

  1. #b84ede
  2. #74de4e

Split complementary

  1. #b84ede
  2. #bcde4e
  3. #4ede70

Analogous

  1. #704ede
  2. #b84ede
  3. #de4ebc

Triadic

  1. #b84ede
  2. #deb84e
  3. #4edeb8

Tetradic

  1. #b84ede
  2. #de4e74
  3. #74de4e
  4. #4edeb8

Square

  1. #b84ede
  2. #de704e
  3. #74de4e
  4. #4ebcde

Monochromatic

  1. #61177c
  2. #9423bc
  3. #b84ede
  4. #d28eea
  5. #eccff6

Shades

#b84ede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b84ede
  2. #a646c8
  3. #933eb2
  4. #81379b
  5. #6e2f85
  6. #5c276f
  7. #4a1f59
  8. #371743
  9. #25102c
  10. #120816
  11. #000000

Tints

#b84ede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b84ede
  2. #bf60e1
  3. #c671e5
  4. #cd83e8
  5. #d495eb
  6. #dca7ef
  7. #e3b8f2
  8. #eacaf5
  9. #f1dcf8
  10. #f8edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b84ede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b84ede
  2. #b253d5
  3. #ad58cb
  4. #a75dc2
  5. #a262b8
  6. #9c67af
  7. #966ca6
  8. #91719c
  9. #8b7693
  10. #867b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #996ead ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0c78e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d81db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66990 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a6ae1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8670dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b75fb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b84ede {
  color: #b84ede;
}
Background
.bg-b84ede {
  background-color: #b84ede;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b84ede {
  border: 2px solid #b84ede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b84ede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 78 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b84ede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b84ede, #de4ebc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b84ede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 78 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.38 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.91 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.15 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.81 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.52 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.96 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.57 #47b121 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b84ede  rgb(184, 78, 222)  hsl(284, 69%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#74de4e  rgb(116, 222, 78)  hsl(104, 69%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#deb84e  rgb(222, 184, 78)  hsl(44, 69%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#4edeb8  rgb(78, 222, 184)  hsl(164, 69%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine