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#A952CB

#a952cb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a952cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 32.16% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.75% cyan, 59.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 283.14°, with 53.78% saturation and 55.88% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1878

Complementary

  1. #a952cb
  2. #74cb52

Split complementary

  1. #a952cb
  2. #b0cb52
  3. #52cb6c

Analogous

  1. #6c52cb
  2. #a952cb
  3. #cb52b0

Triadic

  1. #a952cb
  2. #cba952
  3. #52cba9

Tetradic

  1. #a952cb
  2. #cb5274
  3. #74cb52
  4. #52cba9

Square

  1. #a952cb
  2. #cb6c52
  3. #74cb52
  4. #52b0cb

Monochromatic

  1. #521f65
  2. #8130a0
  3. #a952cb
  4. #c68ddd
  5. #e3c8ee

Shades

#a952cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a952cb
  2. #984ab7
  3. #8742a2
  4. #76398e
  5. #65317a
  6. #552966
  7. #442151
  8. #33193d
  9. #221029
  10. #110814
  11. #000000

Tints

#a952cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a952cb
  2. #b263d0
  3. #ba75d5
  4. #c386db
  5. #cb97e0
  6. #d4a9e5
  7. #ddbaea
  8. #e5cbef
  9. #eedcf5
  10. #f6eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a952cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a952cb
  2. #a557c4
  3. #a15bbc
  4. #9d60b5
  5. #9964ad
  6. #9569a6
  7. #906e9e
  8. #8c7297
  9. #88778f
  10. #847b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e6ba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e73cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #517ac8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a76787 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7467cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e6dc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a85fa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a952cb {
  color: #a952cb;
}
Background
.bg-a952cb {
  background-color: #a952cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a952cb {
  border: 2px solid #a952cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a952cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 82 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 54% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a952cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a952cb, #cb52b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a952cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 82 203 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.59 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.44 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.58 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.75 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.67 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.41 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.42 #56ad34 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a952cb  rgb(169, 82, 203)  hsl(283, 54%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#74cb52  rgb(116, 203, 82)  hsl(103, 54%, 56%)  Mantis
#cba952  rgb(203, 169, 82)  hsl(43, 54%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#52cba9  rgb(82, 203, 169)  hsl(163, 54%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine