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#CC37ED

#cc37ed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc37ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 21.57% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.92% cyan, 76.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 289.12°, with 83.49% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.98.

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Relative luminance0.2168

Complementary

  1. #cc37ed
  2. #58ed37

Split complementary

  1. #cc37ed
  2. #b3ed37
  3. #37ed71

Analogous

  1. #7137ed
  2. #cc37ed
  3. #ed37b3

Triadic

  1. #cc37ed
  2. #edcc37
  3. #37edcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc37ed
  2. #ed3758
  3. #58ed37
  4. #37edcc

Square

  1. #cc37ed
  2. #ed7137
  3. #58ed37
  4. #37b3ed

Monochromatic

  1. #6a0b80
  2. #a512c6
  3. #cc37ed
  4. #de7df3
  5. #f0c3fa

Shades

#cc37ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc37ed
  2. #b832d5
  3. #a32cbe
  4. #8f27a6
  5. #7a218e
  6. #661c77
  7. #52165f
  8. #3d1147
  9. #290b2f
  10. #140618
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc37ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc37ed
  2. #d14bef
  3. #d65ff1
  4. #db73f2
  5. #e087f4
  6. #e69bf6
  7. #ebaff8
  8. #f0c3fa
  9. #f5d7fb
  10. #faebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc37ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc37ed
  2. #c43ee2
  3. #bd46d7
  4. #b54dcc
  5. #ae54c1
  6. #a65cb7
  7. #9e63ac
  8. #976aa1
  9. #8f7196
  10. #88798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a46ab6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4685e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc5f92 ≈ 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-cc37ed {
  color: #cc37ed;
}
Background
.bg-cc37ed {
  background-color: #cc37ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc37ed {
  border: 2px solid #cc37ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc37ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 55 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc37ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc37ed, #ed37b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc37ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 55 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.98 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.45 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.77 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.77 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.63 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.81 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.93 #33c812 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cc37ed  rgb(204, 55, 237)  hsl(289, 83%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#58ed37  rgb(88, 237, 55)  hsl(109, 83%, 57%)  Neon Green
#edcc37  rgb(237, 204, 55)  hsl(49, 83%, 57%)  Jonquil
#37edcc  rgb(55, 237, 204)  hsl(169, 83%, 57%)  Turquoise