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#CC42FA

#cc42fa ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc42fa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 25.88% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.4% cyan, 73.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 94.85% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.73.

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Relative luminance0.2364

Complementary

  1. #cc42fa
  2. #70fa42

Split complementary

  1. #cc42fa
  2. #ccfa42
  3. #42fa70

Analogous

  1. #7042fa
  2. #cc42fa
  3. #fa42cc

Triadic

  1. #cc42fa
  2. #facc42
  3. #42facc

Tetradic

  1. #cc42fa
  2. #fa4270
  3. #70fa42
  4. #42facc

Square

  1. #cc42fa
  2. #fa7042
  3. #70fa42
  4. #42ccfa

Monochromatic

  1. #78049f
  2. #b106e9
  3. #cc42fa
  4. #e08dfc
  5. #f4d7fe

Shades

#cc42fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc42fa
  2. #b83be1
  3. #a335c8
  4. #8f2eaf
  5. #7a2896
  6. #66217d
  7. #521a64
  8. #3d144b
  9. #290d32
  10. #140719
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc42fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc42fa
  2. #d155fb
  3. #d668fb
  4. #db7bfc
  5. #e08efc
  6. #e6a1fd
  7. #ebb3fd
  8. #f0c6fe
  9. #f5d9fe
  10. #faecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc42fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc42fa
  2. #c448ee
  3. #bd4ee2
  4. #b555d5
  5. #ae5bc9
  6. #a661bd
  7. #9e67b1
  8. #976da5
  9. #8f7498
  10. #887a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a671c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4089f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c96a9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f6bfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e73f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca5dc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc42fa {
  color: #cc42fa;
}
Background
.bg-cc42fa {
  background-color: #cc42fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc42fa {
  border: 2px solid #cc42fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc42fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 66 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 95% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc42fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc42fa, #fa42cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc42fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 66 250 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.73 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.45 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.35 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.35 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.70 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.52 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.21 #33bd05 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cc42fa  rgb(204, 66, 250)  hsl(285, 95%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#70fa42  rgb(112, 250, 66)  hsl(105, 95%, 62%)  Neon Green
#facc42  rgb(250, 204, 66)  hsl(45, 95%, 62%)  Sunglow
#42facc  rgb(66, 250, 204)  hsl(165, 95%, 62%)  Aquamarine