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#CC4DE2

#cc4de2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc4de2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 30.2% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.73% cyan, 65.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 291.14°, with 71.98% saturation and 59.41% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.29.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2364

Complementary

  1. #cc4de2
  2. #63e24d

Split complementary

  1. #cc4de2
  2. #ade24d
  3. #4de281

Analogous

  1. #814de2
  2. #cc4de2
  3. #e24dad

Triadic

  1. #cc4de2
  2. #e2cc4d
  3. #4de2cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc4de2
  2. #e24d63
  3. #63e24d
  4. #4de2cc

Square

  1. #cc4de2
  2. #e2814d
  3. #63e24d
  4. #4dade2

Monochromatic

  1. #711581
  2. #ab20c3
  3. #cc4de2
  4. #df8fed
  5. #f2d1f7

Shades

#cc4de2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc4de2
  2. #b845cb
  3. #a33eb5
  4. #8f369e
  5. #7a2e88
  6. #662771
  7. #521f5a
  8. #3d1744
  9. #290f2d
  10. #140817
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc4de2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc4de2
  2. #d15fe5
  3. #d671e8
  4. #db82eb
  5. #e094ee
  6. #e6a6f1
  7. #ebb8f3
  8. #f0caf6
  9. #f5dbf9
  10. #faedfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc4de2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc4de2
  2. #c452d8
  3. #bd57ce
  4. #b55cc5
  5. #ae61bb
  6. #a667b1
  7. #9e6ca7
  8. #97719d
  9. #8f7694
  10. #887b8a
  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 #a673b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #207ce6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e8ade ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce6692 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #896de5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9776e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd5db7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc4de2 {
  color: #cc4de2;
}
Background
.bg-cc4de2 {
  background-color: #cc4de2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc4de2 {
  border: 2px solid #cc4de2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc4de2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 77 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 72% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc4de2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc4de2, #e24dad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc4de2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 77 226 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.29 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.36 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.36 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.55 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.61 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.07 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.60 #33b21d Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cc4de2  rgb(204, 77, 226)  hsl(291, 72%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#63e24d  rgb(99, 226, 77)  hsl(111, 72%, 59%)  Malachite
#e2cc4d  rgb(226, 204, 77)  hsl(51, 72%, 59%)  Citrine
#4de2cc  rgb(77, 226, 204)  hsl(171, 72%, 59%)  Turquoise