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#CB5FDD

#cb5fdd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cb5fdd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 37.25% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.14% cyan, 57.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 291.43°, with 64.95% saturation and 61.96% 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 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.31.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.261

Complementary

  1. #cb5fdd
  2. #71dd5f

Split complementary

  1. #cb5fdd
  2. #b0dd5f
  3. #5fdd8c

Analogous

  1. #8c5fdd
  2. #cb5fdd
  3. #dd5fb0

Triadic

  1. #cb5fdd
  2. #ddcb5f
  3. #5fddcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb5fdd
  2. #dd5f71
  3. #71dd5f
  4. #5fddcb

Square

  1. #cb5fdd
  2. #dd8c5f
  3. #71dd5f
  4. #5fb0dd

Monochromatic

  1. #771d86
  2. #af2ac6
  3. #cb5fdd
  4. #e09eea
  5. #f4ddf8

Shades

#cb5fdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb5fdd
  2. #b756c7
  3. #a24cb1
  4. #8e439b
  5. #7a3985
  6. #66306f
  7. #512658
  8. #3d1d42
  9. #29132c
  10. #140a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb5fdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb5fdd
  2. #d06fe0
  3. #d57fe4
  4. #db8fe7
  5. #e09feb
  6. #e5afee
  7. #eabff1
  8. #efcff5
  9. #f5dff8
  10. #faeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb5fdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb5fdd
  2. #c462d4
  3. #bc66ca
  4. #b569c1
  5. #ad6cb8
  6. #a670af
  7. #9e73a5
  8. #97769c
  9. #8f7993
  10. #887d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a97cb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4784e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d90da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd7195 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9077df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c7fdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc6bb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb5fdd {
  color: #cb5fdd;
}
Background
.bg-cb5fdd {
  background-color: #cb5fdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb5fdd {
  border: 2px solid #cb5fdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb5fdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 95 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 65% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb5fdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb5fdd, #dd5fb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb5fdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 95 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.31 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.64 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.96 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.79 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.32 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.32 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.29 #34a022 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cb5fdd  rgb(203, 95, 221)  hsl(291, 65%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#71dd5f  rgb(113, 221, 95)  hsl(111, 65%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#ddcb5f  rgb(221, 203, 95)  hsl(51, 65%, 62%)  Straw
#5fddcb  rgb(95, 221, 203)  hsl(171, 65%, 62%)  Turquoise