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#C852EF

#c852ef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c852ef is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 32.16% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.32% cyan, 65.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 285.1°, with 83.07% saturation and 62.94% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.31.

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Relative luminance0.2455

Complementary

  1. #c852ef
  2. #79ef52

Split complementary

  1. #c852ef
  2. #c7ef52
  3. #52ef7a

Analogous

  1. #7a52ef
  2. #c852ef
  3. #ef52c7

Triadic

  1. #c852ef
  2. #efc852
  3. #52efc8

Tetradic

  1. #c852ef
  2. #ef5279
  3. #79ef52
  4. #52efc8

Square

  1. #c852ef
  2. #ef7a52
  3. #79ef52
  4. #52c7ef

Monochromatic

  1. #770e9a
  2. #ad15e0
  3. #c852ef
  4. #de98f5
  5. #f5defc

Shades

#c852ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c852ef
  2. #b44ad7
  3. #a042bf
  4. #8c39a7
  5. #78318f
  6. #642978
  7. #502160
  8. #3c1948
  9. #281030
  10. #140818
  11. #000000

Tints

#c852ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c852ef
  2. #ce63f1
  3. #d375f2
  4. #d986f4
  5. #de97f5
  6. #e4a9f7
  7. #e9baf9
  8. #efcbfa
  9. #f4dcfc
  10. #faeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c852ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c852ef
  2. #c157e4
  3. #ba5bd9
  4. #b260ce
  5. #ab64c3
  6. #a469b8
  7. #9d6eac
  8. #9672a1
  9. #8e7796
  10. #877b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a576ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #548beb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6709a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8471f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9178ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c765c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c852ef {
  color: #c852ef;
}
Background
.bg-c852ef {
  background-color: #c852ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c852ef {
  border: 2px solid #c852ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c852ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 82 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 83% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c852ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c852ef, #ef52c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c852ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 82 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.31 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.76 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.76 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.20 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.31 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.15 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.26 #37ad10 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c852ef  rgb(200, 82, 239)  hsl(285, 83%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#79ef52  rgb(121, 239, 82)  hsl(105, 83%, 63%)  Lawn Green
#efc852  rgb(239, 200, 82)  hsl(45, 83%, 63%)  Saffron
#52efc8  rgb(82, 239, 200)  hsl(165, 83%, 63%)  Aquamarine