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#B552EB

#b552eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b552eb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 32.16% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.98% cyan, 65.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 278.82°, with 79.27% saturation and 62.16% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.2186

Complementary

  1. #b552eb
  2. #88eb52

Split complementary

  1. #b552eb
  2. #d5eb52
  3. #52eb69

Analogous

  1. #6952eb
  2. #b552eb
  3. #eb52d5

Triadic

  1. #b552eb
  2. #ebb552
  3. #52ebb5

Tetradic

  1. #b552eb
  2. #eb5288
  3. #88eb52
  4. #52ebb5

Square

  1. #b552eb
  2. #eb6952
  3. #88eb52
  4. #52d5eb

Monochromatic

  1. #651193
  2. #9419d8
  3. #b552eb
  4. #d297f3
  5. #f0dbfb

Shades

#b552eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b552eb
  2. #a34ad4
  3. #9142bc
  4. #7f39a5
  5. #6d318d
  6. #5b2976
  7. #48215e
  8. #361947
  9. #24102f
  10. #120818
  11. #000000

Tints

#b552eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b552eb
  2. #bc63ed
  3. #c475ef
  4. #cb86f1
  5. #d397f3
  6. #daa9f5
  7. #e1baf7
  8. #e9cbf9
  9. #f0dcfb
  10. #f8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b552eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b552eb
  2. #b057e0
  3. #aa5bd6
  4. #a560cb
  5. #a064c0
  6. #9b69b6
  7. #956eab
  8. #9072a0
  9. #8b7795
  10. #857b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9871b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4183e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae7198 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #756eee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8072e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b166bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b552eb {
  color: #b552eb;
}
Background
.bg-b552eb {
  background-color: #b552eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b552eb {
  border: 2px solid #b552eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b552eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 82 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 79% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b552eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b552eb, #eb52d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b552eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 82 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.14 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.82 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.00 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.44 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.45 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.47 #4aad14 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b552eb  rgb(181, 82, 235)  hsl(279, 79%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#88eb52  rgb(136, 235, 82)  hsl(99, 79%, 62%)  Inchworm
#ebb552  rgb(235, 181, 82)  hsl(39, 79%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#52ebb5  rgb(82, 235, 181)  hsl(159, 79%, 62%)  Aquamarine