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#CC4AED

#cc4aed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc4aed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.92% cyan, 68.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 287.85°, with 81.91% saturation and 60.98% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.2385

Complementary

  1. #cc4aed
  2. #6bed4a

Split complementary

  1. #cc4aed
  2. #bded4a
  3. #4aed7a

Analogous

  1. #7a4aed
  2. #cc4aed
  3. #ed4abd

Triadic

  1. #cc4aed
  2. #edcc4a
  3. #4aedcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc4aed
  2. #ed4a6b
  3. #6bed4a
  4. #4aedcc

Square

  1. #cc4aed
  2. #ed7a4a
  3. #6bed4a
  4. #4abded

Monochromatic

  1. #760e90
  2. #ae15d5
  3. #cc4aed
  4. #e090f4
  5. #f3d5fb

Shades

#cc4aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc4aed
  2. #b843d5
  3. #a33bbe
  4. #8f34a6
  5. #7a2c8e
  6. #662577
  7. #521e5f
  8. #3d1647
  9. #290f2f
  10. #140718
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc4aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc4aed
  2. #d15cef
  3. #d66ef1
  4. #db80f2
  5. #e092f4
  6. #e6a5f6
  7. #ebb7f8
  8. #f0c9fa
  9. #f5dbfb
  10. #faedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc4aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc4aed
  2. #c44fe2
  3. #bd55d7
  4. #b55acc
  5. #ae60c1
  6. #a665b7
  7. #9e6aac
  8. #9770a1
  9. #8f7596
  10. #887b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a773b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ef2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #548ae9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc6997 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #856df0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9476eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc5ebf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc4aed {
  color: #cc4aed;
}
Background
.bg-cc4aed {
  background-color: #cc4aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc4aed {
  border: 2px solid #cc4aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc4aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 74 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 82% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc4aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc4aed, #ed4abd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc4aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 74 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.23 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.14 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.14 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.67 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.97 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.56 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.82 #33b512 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cc4aed  rgb(204, 74, 237)  hsl(288, 82%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#6bed4a  rgb(107, 237, 74)  hsl(108, 82%, 61%)  Neon Green
#edcc4a  rgb(237, 204, 74)  hsl(48, 82%, 61%)  Naples Yellow
#4aedcc  rgb(74, 237, 204)  hsl(168, 82%, 61%)  Turquoise