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#CC4AEB

#cc4aeb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc4aeb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 29.02% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.19% cyan, 68.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 288.45°, with 80.1% saturation and 60.59% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.2373

Complementary

  1. #cc4aeb
  2. #69eb4a

Split complementary

  1. #cc4aeb
  2. #b9eb4a
  3. #4aeb7c

Analogous

  1. #7c4aeb
  2. #cc4aeb
  3. #eb4ab9

Triadic

  1. #cc4aeb
  2. #ebcc4a
  3. #4aebcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc4aeb
  2. #eb4a69
  3. #69eb4a
  4. #4aebcc

Square

  1. #cc4aeb
  2. #eb7c4a
  3. #69eb4a
  4. #4ab9eb

Monochromatic

  1. #74108c
  2. #ae17d1
  3. #cc4aeb
  4. #df8ff3
  5. #f3d4fa

Shades

#cc4aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc4aeb
  2. #b843d4
  3. #a33bbc
  4. #8f34a5
  5. #7a2c8d
  6. #662576
  7. #521e5e
  8. #3d1647
  9. #290f2f
  10. #140718
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc4aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc4aeb
  2. #d15ced
  3. #d66eef
  4. #db80f1
  5. #e092f3
  6. #e6a5f5
  7. #ebb7f7
  8. #f0c9f9
  9. #f5dbfb
  10. #faedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc4aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc4aeb
  2. #c44fe0
  3. #bd55d6
  4. #b55acb
  5. #ae60c0
  6. #a665b6
  7. #9e6aab
  8. #9770a0
  9. #8f7595
  10. #887b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a772b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #558ae7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc6895 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #866cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9476e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc5ebe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc4aeb {
  color: #cc4aeb;
}
Background
.bg-cc4aeb {
  background-color: #cc4aeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc4aeb {
  border: 2px solid #cc4aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc4aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 74 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 80% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc4aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc4aeb, #eb4ab9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc4aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 74 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.03 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.16 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.16 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.74 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.04 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.45 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.78 #33b514 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cc4aeb  rgb(204, 74, 235)  hsl(288, 80%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#69eb4a  rgb(105, 235, 74)  hsl(108, 80%, 61%)  Neon Green
#ebcc4a  rgb(235, 204, 74)  hsl(48, 80%, 61%)  Naples Yellow
#4aebcc  rgb(74, 235, 204)  hsl(168, 80%, 61%)  Turquoise