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#B85DFD

#b85dfd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b85dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 36.47% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.27% cyan, 63.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 274.13°, with 97.56% saturation and 67.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.74.

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Relative luminance0.2511

Complementary

  1. #b85dfd
  2. #a2fd5d

Split complementary

  1. #b85dfd
  2. #f2fd5d
  3. #5dfd68

Analogous

  1. #685dfd
  2. #b85dfd
  3. #fd5df2

Triadic

  1. #b85dfd
  2. #fdb85d
  3. #5dfdb8

Tetradic

  1. #b85dfd
  2. #fd5da2
  3. #a2fd5d
  4. #5dfdb8

Square

  1. #b85dfd
  2. #fd685d
  3. #a2fd5d
  4. #5df2fd

Monochromatic

  1. #6d02bf
  2. #9711fc
  3. #b85dfd
  4. #d9a9fe
  5. #f6ebff

Shades

#b85dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b85dfd
  2. #a654e4
  3. #934aca
  4. #8141b1
  5. #6e3898
  6. #5c2f7f
  7. #4a2565
  8. #371c4c
  9. #251333
  10. #120919
  11. #000000

Tints

#b85dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b85dfd
  2. #bf6dfd
  3. #c67dfd
  4. #cd8efe
  5. #d49efe
  6. #dcaefe
  7. #e3befe
  8. #eacefe
  9. #f1dfff
  10. #f8efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b85dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b85dfd
  2. #b261f1
  3. #ad64e4
  4. #a768d8
  5. #a26bcb
  6. #9c6fbf
  7. #9672b2
  8. #9176a6
  9. #8b7999
  10. #867d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e7ac3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0086ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d8af9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad7ea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7778ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #817bfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b172ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b85dfd {
  color: #b85dfd;
}
Background
.bg-b85dfd {
  background-color: #b85dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b85dfd {
  border: 2px solid #b85dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b85dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 93 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 98% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b85dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b85dfd, #fd5df2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b85dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 93 253 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.74 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.22 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.32 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.82 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.13 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.14 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.76 #47a202 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b85dfd  rgb(184, 93, 253)  hsl(274, 98%, 68%)  Medium Orchid
#a2fd5d  rgb(162, 253, 93)  hsl(94, 98%, 68%)  Green Yellow
#fdb85d  rgb(253, 184, 93)  hsl(34, 98%, 68%)  Pastel Orange
#5dfdb8  rgb(93, 253, 184)  hsl(154, 98%, 68%)  Medium Spring Green