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#C252FF

#c252ff ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c252ff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 32.16% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.92% cyan, 67.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 278.84°, with 100% saturation and 66.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.28.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2472

Complementary

  1. #c252ff
  2. #8fff52

Split complementary

  1. #c252ff
  2. #e6ff52
  3. #52ff6b

Analogous

  1. #6b52ff
  2. #c252ff
  3. #ff52e6

Triadic

  1. #c252ff
  2. #ffc252
  3. #52ffc2

Tetradic

  1. #c252ff
  2. #ff528f
  3. #8fff52
  4. #52ffc2

Square

  1. #c252ff
  2. #ff6b52
  3. #8fff52
  4. #52e6ff

Monochromatic

  1. #7700b8
  2. #a706ff
  3. #c252ff
  4. #dd9fff
  5. #f8ebff

Shades

#c252ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c252ff
  2. #af4ae6
  3. #9b42cc
  4. #8839b3
  5. #743199
  6. #612980
  7. #4e2166
  8. #3a194d
  9. #271033
  10. #13081a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c252ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c252ff
  2. #c863ff
  3. #ce75ff
  4. #d486ff
  5. #da97ff
  6. #e1a9ff
  7. #e7baff
  8. #edcbff
  9. #f3dcff
  10. #f9eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c252ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c252ff
  2. #bb57f2
  3. #b55be6
  4. #ae60d9
  5. #a864cc
  6. #a169c0
  7. #9a6eb3
  8. #9472a6
  9. #8d7799
  10. #877b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a376c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0083ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a8afb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba77a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a73ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8778fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd6ace ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c252ff {
  color: #c252ff;
}
Background
.bg-c252ff {
  background-color: #c252ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c252ff {
  border: 2px solid #c252ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c252ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 82 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 100% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c252ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c252ff, #ff52e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c252ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 82 255 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.28 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.78 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.84 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.98 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.98 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.41 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.18 #3dad00 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c252ff  rgb(194, 82, 255)  hsl(279, 100%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#8fff52  rgb(143, 255, 82)  hsl(99, 100%, 66%)  Lawn Green
#ffc252  rgb(255, 194, 82)  hsl(39, 100%, 66%)  Pastel Orange
#52ffc2  rgb(82, 255, 194)  hsl(159, 100%, 66%)  Aquamarine