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#B52DD3

#b52dd3 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b52dd3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 17.65% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.22% cyan, 78.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 289.16°, with 65.35% saturation and 50.2% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.08.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.164

Complementary

  1. #b52dd3
  2. #4bd32d

Split complementary

  1. #b52dd3
  2. #9ed32d
  3. #2dd362

Analogous

  1. #622dd3
  2. #b52dd3
  3. #d32d9e

Triadic

  1. #b52dd3
  2. #d3b52d
  3. #2dd3b5

Tetradic

  1. #b52dd3
  2. #d32d4b
  3. #4bd32d
  4. #2dd3b5

Square

  1. #b52dd3
  2. #d3622d
  3. #4bd32d
  4. #2d9ed3

Monochromatic

  1. #491255
  2. #7f1f94
  3. #b52dd3
  4. #cb6ce0
  5. #e2acee

Shades

#b52dd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b52dd3
  2. #a329be
  3. #9124a9
  4. #7f2094
  5. #6d1b7f
  6. #5b176a
  7. #481254
  8. #360e3f
  9. #24092a
  10. #120515
  11. #000000

Tints

#b52dd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b52dd3
  2. #bc42d7
  3. #c457dc
  4. #cb6ce0
  5. #d381e5
  6. #da96e9
  7. #e1abed
  8. #e9c0f2
  9. #f0d5f6
  10. #f8eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b52dd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b52dd3
  2. #b035cb
  3. #aa3ec2
  4. #a546ba
  5. #a04eb2
  6. #9b57aa
  7. #955fa1
  8. #906799
  9. #8b6f91
  10. #857888
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915da2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b75cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b55281 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7056d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f60d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b546a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b52dd3 {
  color: #b52dd3;
}
Background
.bg-b52dd3 {
  background-color: #b52dd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b52dd3 {
  border: 2px solid #b52dd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b52dd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 45 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 65% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b52dd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b52dd3, #d32d9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b52dd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 45 211 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.08 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.60 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.45 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.73 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.30 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.43 #4ad22c Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b52dd3  rgb(181, 45, 211)  hsl(289, 65%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#4bd32d  rgb(75, 211, 45)  hsl(109, 65%, 50%)  Lime Green
#d3b52d  rgb(211, 181, 45)  hsl(49, 65%, 50%)  Old Gold
#2dd3b5  rgb(45, 211, 181)  hsl(169, 65%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine