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#A252CA

#a252ca ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a252ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 32.16% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.8% cyan, 59.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 53.1% saturation and 55.69% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.94.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1798

Complementary

  1. #a252ca
  2. #7aca52

Split complementary

  1. #a252ca
  2. #b6ca52
  3. #52ca66

Analogous

  1. #6652ca
  2. #a252ca
  3. #ca52b6

Triadic

  1. #a252ca
  2. #caa252
  3. #52caa2

Tetradic

  1. #a252ca
  2. #ca527a
  3. #7aca52
  4. #52caa2

Square

  1. #a252ca
  2. #ca6652
  3. #7aca52
  4. #52b6ca

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1f64
  2. #7a319f
  3. #a252ca
  4. #c18ddc
  5. #e1c7ee

Shades

#a252ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a252ca
  2. #924ab6
  3. #8242a2
  4. #71398d
  5. #613179
  6. #512965
  7. #412151
  8. #31193d
  9. #201028
  10. #100814
  11. #000000

Tints

#a252ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a252ca
  2. #ab63cf
  3. #b575d5
  4. #be86da
  5. #c797df
  6. #d1a9e5
  7. #dabaea
  8. #e3cbef
  9. #ecdcf4
  10. #f6eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a252ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a252ca
  2. #9f57c3
  3. #9b5bbb
  4. #9860b4
  5. #9464ac
  6. #9169a5
  7. #8e6e9e
  8. #8a7296
  9. #87778f
  10. #837b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a699e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a71ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b77c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e6886 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f66cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #786ac8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a060a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a252ca {
  color: #a252ca;
}
Background
.bg-a252ca {
  background-color: #a252ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a252ca {
  border: 2px solid #a252ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a252ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 82 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 53% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a252ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a252ca, #ca52b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a252ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 82 202 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.94 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.98 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.90 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.85 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.09 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.16 #5dad35 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a252ca  rgb(162, 82, 202)  hsl(280, 53%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#7aca52  rgb(122, 202, 82)  hsl(100, 53%, 56%)  Mantis
#caa252  rgb(202, 162, 82)  hsl(40, 53%, 56%)  Indian Yellow
#52caa2  rgb(82, 202, 162)  hsl(160, 53%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine