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#CC5CED

#cc5ced ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc5ced is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 36.08% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.92% cyan, 61.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 286.34°, with 80.11% saturation and 64.51% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2661

Complementary

  1. #cc5ced
  2. #7ded5c

Split complementary

  1. #cc5ced
  2. #c6ed5c
  3. #5ced83

Analogous

  1. #835ced
  2. #cc5ced
  3. #ed5cc6

Triadic

  1. #cc5ced
  2. #edcc5c
  3. #5cedcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc5ced
  2. #ed5c7d
  3. #7ded5c
  4. #5cedcc

Square

  1. #cc5ced
  2. #ed835c
  3. #7ded5c
  4. #5cc6ed

Monochromatic

  1. #7e129e
  2. #b519e3
  3. #cc5ced
  4. #e2a1f5
  5. #f7e6fc

Shades

#cc5ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc5ced
  2. #b853d5
  3. #a34abe
  4. #8f40a6
  5. #7a378e
  6. #662e77
  7. #52255f
  8. #3d1c47
  9. #29122f
  10. #140918
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc5ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc5ced
  2. #d16cef
  3. #d67df1
  4. #db8df2
  5. #e09df4
  6. #e6aef6
  7. #ebbef8
  8. #f0cefa
  9. #f5defb
  10. #faeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc5ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc5ced
  2. #c460e2
  3. #bd63d7
  4. #b567cc
  5. #ae6ac1
  6. #a66eb7
  7. #9e72ac
  8. #9775a1
  9. #8f7996
  10. #887c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa7cbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3186f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6291e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb759c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b77f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #987feb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc6cc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc5ced {
  color: #cc5ced;
}
Background
.bg-cc5ced {
  background-color: #cc5ced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc5ced {
  border: 2px solid #cc5ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc5ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 92 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 80% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc5ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc5ced, #ed5cc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc5ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 92 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.05 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.24 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.34 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.61 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.61 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.26 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.54 #33a312 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cc5ced  rgb(204, 92, 237)  hsl(286, 80%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#7ded5c  rgb(125, 237, 92)  hsl(106, 80%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#edcc5c  rgb(237, 204, 92)  hsl(46, 80%, 65%)  Naples Yellow
#5cedcc  rgb(92, 237, 204)  hsl(166, 80%, 65%)  Aquamarine