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#B252CB

#b252cb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b252cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 32.16% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.32% cyan, 59.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 287.6°, with 53.78% saturation and 55.88% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1981

Complementary

  1. #b252cb
  2. #6bcb52

Split complementary

  1. #b252cb
  2. #a8cb52
  3. #52cb75

Analogous

  1. #7552cb
  2. #b252cb
  3. #cb52a8

Triadic

  1. #b252cb
  2. #cbb252
  3. #52cbb2

Tetradic

  1. #b252cb
  2. #cb526b
  3. #6bcb52
  4. #52cbb2

Square

  1. #b252cb
  2. #cb7552
  3. #6bcb52
  4. #52a8cb

Monochromatic

  1. #571f65
  2. #8930a0
  3. #b252cb
  4. #cc8ddd
  5. #e6c8ee

Shades

#b252cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b252cb
  2. #a04ab7
  3. #8e42a2
  4. #7d398e
  5. #6b317a
  6. #592966
  7. #472151
  8. #35193d
  9. #241029
  10. #120814
  11. #000000

Tints

#b252cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b252cb
  2. #ba63d0
  3. #c175d5
  4. #c986db
  5. #d197e0
  6. #d9a9e5
  7. #e0baea
  8. #e8cbef
  9. #f0dcf5
  10. #f7eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b252cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b252cb
  2. #ad57c4
  3. #a85bbc
  4. #a360b5
  5. #9e64ad
  6. #9969a6
  7. #946e9e
  8. #8f7297
  9. #8a778f
  10. #857b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946da1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3475cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #597ec8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b26687 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b68cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #866fc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b25ea7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b252cb {
  color: #b252cb;
}
Background
.bg-b252cb {
  background-color: #b252cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b252cb {
  border: 2px solid #b252cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b252cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 82 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 54% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b252cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b252cb, #cb52a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b252cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 82 203 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.06 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.33 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.44 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.92 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.10 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.16 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.97 #4dad34 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b252cb  rgb(178, 82, 203)  hsl(288, 54%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#6bcb52  rgb(107, 203, 82)  hsl(108, 54%, 56%)  Mantis
#cbb252  rgb(203, 178, 82)  hsl(48, 54%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#52cbb2  rgb(82, 203, 178)  hsl(168, 54%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine