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#B552DE

#b552de ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b552de is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 32.16% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.47% cyan, 63.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 282.43°, with 67.96% saturation and 59.61% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.4.

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Relative luminance0.2113

Complementary

  1. #b552de
  2. #7bde52

Split complementary

  1. #b552de
  2. #c1de52
  3. #52de6f

Analogous

  1. #6f52de
  2. #b552de
  3. #de52c1

Triadic

  1. #b552de
  2. #deb552
  3. #52deb5

Tetradic

  1. #b552de
  2. #de527b
  3. #7bde52
  4. #52deb5

Square

  1. #b552de
  2. #de6f52
  3. #7bde52
  4. #52c1de

Monochromatic

  1. #61187f
  2. #9224bf
  3. #b552de
  4. #d092ea
  5. #ecd2f7

Shades

#b552de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b552de
  2. #a34ac8
  3. #9142b2
  4. #7f399b
  5. #6d3185
  6. #5b296f
  7. #482159
  8. #361943
  9. #24102c
  10. #120816
  11. #000000

Tints

#b552de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b552de
  2. #bc63e1
  3. #c475e5
  4. #cb86e8
  5. #d397eb
  6. #daa9ef
  7. #e1baf2
  8. #e9cbf5
  9. #f0dcf8
  10. #f8eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b552de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b552de
  2. #b057d5
  3. #aa5bcb
  4. #a560c2
  5. #a064b8
  6. #9b69af
  7. #956ea6
  8. #90729c
  9. #8b7793
  10. #857b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9770ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1979e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e81db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b26c91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #796ce1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8471dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b363b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b552de {
  color: #b552de;
}
Background
.bg-b552de {
  background-color: #b552de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b552de {
  border: 2px solid #b552de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b552de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 82 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 68% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b552de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b552de, #de52c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b552de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 82 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.40 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.47 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.37 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.82 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.20 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.75 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.37 #4aad21 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b552de  rgb(181, 82, 222)  hsl(282, 68%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#7bde52  rgb(123, 222, 82)  hsl(102, 68%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#deb552  rgb(222, 181, 82)  hsl(42, 68%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#52deb5  rgb(82, 222, 181)  hsl(162, 68%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine