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#C552EB

#c552eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c552eb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 32.16% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.17% cyan, 65.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 285.1°, with 79.27% saturation and 62.16% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.66.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.239

Complementary

  1. #c552eb
  2. #78eb52

Split complementary

  1. #c552eb
  2. #c4eb52
  3. #52eb79

Analogous

  1. #7952eb
  2. #c552eb
  3. #eb52c4

Triadic

  1. #c552eb
  2. #ebc552
  3. #52ebc5

Tetradic

  1. #c552eb
  2. #eb5278
  3. #78eb52
  4. #52ebc5

Square

  1. #c552eb
  2. #eb7952
  3. #78eb52
  4. #52c4eb

Monochromatic

  1. #731193
  2. #a819d8
  3. #c552eb
  4. #dc97f3
  5. #f3dbfb

Shades

#c552eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c552eb
  2. #b14ad4
  3. #9e42bc
  4. #8a39a5
  5. #76318d
  6. #632976
  7. #4f215e
  8. #3b1947
  9. #27102f
  10. #140818
  11. #000000

Tints

#c552eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c552eb
  2. #cb63ed
  3. #d175ef
  4. #d686f1
  5. #dc97f3
  6. #e2a9f5
  7. #e8baf7
  8. #eecbf9
  9. #f3dcfb
  10. #f9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c552eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c552eb
  2. #be57e0
  3. #b75bd6
  4. #b060cb
  5. #a964c0
  6. #a369b6
  7. #9c6eab
  8. #9572a0
  9. #8e7795
  10. #877b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a375b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0c7ff0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #548ae7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c36e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8370ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f77e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c464bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c552eb {
  color: #c552eb;
}
Background
.bg-c552eb {
  background-color: #c552eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c552eb {
  border: 2px solid #c552eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c552eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 82 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 79% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c552eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c552eb, #eb52c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c552eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 82 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.66 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.09 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.22 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.22 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.65 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.71 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.40 #3aad14 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c552eb  rgb(197, 82, 235)  hsl(285, 79%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#78eb52  rgb(120, 235, 82)  hsl(105, 79%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#ebc552  rgb(235, 197, 82)  hsl(45, 79%, 62%)  Saffron
#52ebc5  rgb(82, 235, 197)  hsl(165, 79%, 62%)  Aquamarine