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#A952CD

#a952cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a952cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.56% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 282.44°, with 55.16% saturation and 56.27% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.57.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1888

Complementary

  1. #a952cd
  2. #76cd52

Split complementary

  1. #a952cd
  2. #b3cd52
  3. #52cd6b

Analogous

  1. #6b52cd
  2. #a952cd
  3. #cd52b3

Triadic

  1. #a952cd
  2. #cda952
  3. #52cda9

Tetradic

  1. #a952cd
  2. #cd5276
  3. #76cd52
  4. #52cda9

Square

  1. #a952cd
  2. #cd6b52
  3. #76cd52
  4. #52b3cd

Monochromatic

  1. #521e68
  2. #812fa3
  3. #a952cd
  4. #c68dde
  5. #e4c9ef

Shades

#a952cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a952cd
  2. #984ab9
  3. #8742a4
  4. #763990
  5. #65317b
  6. #552967
  7. #442152
  8. #33193e
  9. #221029
  10. #110815
  11. #000000

Tints

#a952cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a952cd
  2. #b263d2
  3. #ba75d7
  4. #c386dc
  5. #cb97e1
  6. #d4a9e6
  7. #ddbaeb
  8. #e5cbf0
  9. #eedcf5
  10. #f6eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a952cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a952cd
  2. #a557c5
  3. #a15bbe
  4. #9d60b6
  5. #9964ae
  6. #9569a7
  7. #906e9f
  8. #8c7297
  9. #88778f
  10. #847b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e6ba1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b73d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f7bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a66888 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7468cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d6dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a760a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a952cd {
  color: #a952cd;
}
Background
.bg-a952cd {
  background-color: #a952cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a952cd {
  border: 2px solid #a952cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a952cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 82 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 55% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a952cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a952cd, #cd52b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a952cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 82 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.57 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.50 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.73 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.46 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.25 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.51 #56ad32 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a952cd  rgb(169, 82, 205)  hsl(282, 55%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#76cd52  rgb(118, 205, 82)  hsl(102, 55%, 56%)  Mantis
#cda952  rgb(205, 169, 82)  hsl(42, 55%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#52cda9  rgb(82, 205, 169)  hsl(162, 55%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine