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#C52BC7

#c52bc7 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c52bc7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 16.86% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.01% cyan, 78.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 299.23°, with 64.46% saturation and 47.45% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.41.

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Relative luminance0.1772

Complementary

  1. #c52bc7
  2. #2dc72b

Split complementary

  1. #c52bc7
  2. #7bc72b
  3. #2bc777

Analogous

  1. #772bc7
  2. #c52bc7
  3. #c72b7b

Triadic

  1. #c52bc7
  2. #c7c52b
  3. #2bc7c5

Tetradic

  1. #c52bc7
  2. #c72b2d
  3. #2dc72b
  4. #2bc7c5

Square

  1. #c52bc7
  2. #c7772b
  3. #2dc72b
  4. #2b7bc7

Monochromatic

  1. #481049
  2. #871d88
  3. #c52bc7
  4. #db62dd
  5. #eaa0eb

Shades

#c52bc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c52bc7
  2. #b127b3
  3. #9e229f
  4. #8a1e8b
  5. #761a77
  6. #631664
  7. #4f1150
  8. #3b0d3c
  9. #270928
  10. #140414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c52bc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c52bc7
  2. #cb40cd
  3. #d155d2
  4. #d66bd8
  5. #dc80dd
  6. #e295e3
  7. #e8aae9
  8. #eebfee
  9. #f3d5f4
  10. #f9eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c52bc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c52bc7
  2. #be34c0
  3. #b73cb9
  4. #b045b2
  5. #a94dab
  6. #a356a4
  7. #9c5e9c
  8. #956795
  9. #8e6f8e
  10. #877887
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b609c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #577bc3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb477a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8156c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9065c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c93e9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c52bc7 {
  color: #c52bc7;
}
Background
.bg-c52bc7 {
  background-color: #c52bc7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c52bc7 {
  border: 2px solid #c52bc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c52bc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 43 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 64% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c52bc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c52bc7, #c72b7b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c52bc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 43 199 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.41 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.00 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.02 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.58 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.70 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.35 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.62 #3ad438 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c52bc7  rgb(197, 43, 199)  hsl(299, 64%, 47%)  Medium Orchid
#2dc72b  rgb(45, 199, 43)  hsl(119, 64%, 47%)  Lime Green
#c7c52b  rgb(199, 197, 43)  hsl(59, 64%, 47%)  Citrine
#2bc7c5  rgb(43, 199, 197)  hsl(179, 64%, 47%)  Robin Egg Blue