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#A952CC

#a952cc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a952cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.16% cyan, 59.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 282.79°, with 54.46% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1883

Complementary

  1. #a952cc
  2. #75cc52

Split complementary

  1. #a952cc
  2. #b2cc52
  3. #52cc6c

Analogous

  1. #6c52cc
  2. #a952cc
  3. #cc52b2

Triadic

  1. #a952cc
  2. #cca952
  3. #52cca9

Tetradic

  1. #a952cc
  2. #cc5275
  3. #75cc52
  4. #52cca9

Square

  1. #a952cc
  2. #cc6c52
  3. #75cc52
  4. #52b2cc

Monochromatic

  1. #521e67
  2. #8130a2
  3. #a952cc
  4. #c68ddd
  5. #e4c8ef

Shades

#a952cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a952cc
  2. #984ab8
  3. #8742a3
  4. #76398f
  5. #65317a
  6. #552966
  7. #442152
  8. #33193d
  9. #221029
  10. #110814
  11. #000000

Tints

#a952cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a952cc
  2. #b263d1
  3. #ba75d6
  4. #c386db
  5. #cb97e0
  6. #d4a9e6
  7. #ddbaeb
  8. #e5cbf0
  9. #eedcf5
  10. #f6eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a952cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a952cc
  2. #a557c4
  3. #a15bbd
  4. #9d60b5
  5. #9964ae
  6. #9569a6
  7. #906e9e
  8. #8c7297
  9. #88778f
  10. #847b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e6ba1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c73d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #507bc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a66787 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7467ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e6dca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a75fa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a952cc {
  color: #a952cc;
}
Background
.bg-a952cc {
  background-color: #a952cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a952cc {
  border: 2px solid #a952cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a952cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 82 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 54% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a952cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a952cc, #cc52b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a952cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 82 204 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.58 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.53 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.57 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.73 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.57 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.33 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.46 #56ad33 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a952cc  rgb(169, 82, 204)  hsl(283, 54%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#75cc52  rgb(117, 204, 82)  hsl(103, 54%, 56%)  Mantis
#cca952  rgb(204, 169, 82)  hsl(43, 54%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#52cca9  rgb(82, 204, 169)  hsl(163, 54%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine