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#B252DD

#b252dd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b252dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 32.16% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.46% cyan, 62.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 281.44°, with 67.15% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2072

Complementary

  1. #b252dd
  2. #7ddd52

Split complementary

  1. #b252dd
  2. #c2dd52
  3. #52dd6c

Analogous

  1. #6c52dd
  2. #b252dd
  3. #dd52c2

Triadic

  1. #b252dd
  2. #ddb252
  3. #52ddb2

Tetradic

  1. #b252dd
  2. #dd527d
  3. #7ddd52
  4. #52ddb2

Square

  1. #b252dd
  2. #dd6c52
  3. #7ddd52
  4. #52c2dd

Monochromatic

  1. #5e197d
  2. #8e25bd
  3. #b252dd
  4. #ce92ea
  5. #ebd2f6

Shades

#b252dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b252dd
  2. #a04ac7
  3. #8e42b1
  4. #7d399b
  5. #6b3185
  6. #59296f
  7. #472158
  8. #351942
  9. #24102c
  10. #120816
  11. #000000

Tints

#b252dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b252dd
  2. #ba63e0
  3. #c175e4
  4. #c986e7
  5. #d197eb
  6. #d9a9ee
  7. #e0baf1
  8. #e8cbf5
  9. #f0dcf8
  10. #f7eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b252dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b252dd
  2. #ad57d4
  3. #a85bca
  4. #a360c1
  5. #9e64b8
  6. #9969af
  7. #946ea5
  8. #8f729c
  9. #8a7793
  10. #857b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #956fac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1778e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c80da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae6c90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #776be0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8170db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b063b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b252dd {
  color: #b252dd;
}
Background
.bg-b252dd {
  background-color: #b252dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b252dd {
  border: 2px solid #b252dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b252dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 82 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 67% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b252dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b252dd, #dd52c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b252dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 82 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.73 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.16 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.29 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.46 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.97 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.28 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.57 #4dad22 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b252dd  rgb(178, 82, 221)  hsl(281, 67%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#7ddd52  rgb(125, 221, 82)  hsl(101, 67%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#ddb252  rgb(221, 178, 82)  hsl(41, 67%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#52ddb2  rgb(82, 221, 178)  hsl(161, 67%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine