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#CC36ED

#cc36ed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc36ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 21.18% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.92% cyan, 77.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 289.18°, with 83.56% saturation and 57.06% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.04.

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Web safe#cc33ff
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Relative luminance0.2159

Complementary

  1. #cc36ed
  2. #57ed36

Split complementary

  1. #cc36ed
  2. #b3ed36
  3. #36ed71

Analogous

  1. #7136ed
  2. #cc36ed
  3. #ed36b3

Triadic

  1. #cc36ed
  2. #edcc36
  3. #36edcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc36ed
  2. #ed3657
  3. #57ed36
  4. #36edcc

Square

  1. #cc36ed
  2. #ed7136
  3. #57ed36
  4. #36b3ed

Monochromatic

  1. #6a0b7f
  2. #a512c5
  3. #cc36ed
  4. #de7cf3
  5. #f0c2fa

Shades

#cc36ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc36ed
  2. #b831d5
  3. #a32bbe
  4. #8f26a6
  5. #7a208e
  6. #661b77
  7. #52165f
  8. #3d1047
  9. #290b2f
  10. #140518
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc36ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc36ed
  2. #d14aef
  3. #d65ef1
  4. #db72f2
  5. #e086f4
  6. #e69bf6
  7. #ebaff8
  8. #f0c3fa
  9. #f5d7fb
  10. #faebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc36ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc36ed
  2. #c43de2
  3. #bd45d7
  4. #b54ccc
  5. #ae54c1
  6. #a65bb7
  7. #9e62ac
  8. #976aa1
  9. #8f7196
  10. #88798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a46ab6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4685e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc5e92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8063f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #906eeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc51bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc36ed {
  color: #cc36ed;
}
Background
.bg-cc36ed {
  background-color: #cc36ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc36ed {
  border: 2px solid #cc36ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc36ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 54 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 84% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc36ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc36ed, #ed36b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc36ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 54 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.04 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.36 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.82 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.82 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.68 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.72 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.85 #33c912 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cc36ed  rgb(204, 54, 237)  hsl(289, 84%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#57ed36  rgb(87, 237, 54)  hsl(109, 84%, 57%)  Neon Green
#edcc36  rgb(237, 204, 54)  hsl(49, 84%, 57%)  Jonquil
#36edcc  rgb(54, 237, 204)  hsl(169, 84%, 57%)  Turquoise