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Earthyviolet

Warm Orchid Cloud

#b43cb7
Notes

Warm Orchid Cloud (#B43CB7) is a true violet with an earthy character. It leans grounded and natural, the kind of color that plays well with wood, clay, linen, and warm neutrals. Its HSL profile (299°, 51%, 48%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary green. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#b43cb7
RGB
rgb(180, 60, 183)
HSL
hsl(299, 51%, 48%)
HWB
hwb(299 24% 28%)
OKLCH
oklch(57.4% 0.209 326.9)
HSV
hsv(299, 67%, 72%)
LAB
lab(47.44% 63.11 -41.15)
LCH
lch(47.44% 75.34 326.89)
CMYK
cmyk(2%, 67%, 0%, 28%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Harmonies

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#b43cb7
Original
#2767bb
Protanopia
#5876b4
Deuteranopia
#b94e75
Tritanopia
#5e5e5e
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon White
4.92:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AA Largeon Black
4.27:1

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