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#CD09CA

#cd09ca ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd09ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 3.53% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.61% magenta, 1.46% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 300.92°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 7.78.

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Relative luminance0.1744

Complementary

  1. #cd09ca
  2. #09cd0c

Split complementary

  1. #cd09ca
  2. #68cd09
  3. #09cd6e

Analogous

  1. #6e09cd
  2. #cd09ca
  3. #cd0968

Triadic

  1. #cd09ca
  2. #cacd09
  3. #09cacd

Tetradic

  1. #cd09ca
  2. #cd0c09
  3. #09cd0c
  4. #09cacd

Square

  1. #cd09ca
  2. #cd6e09
  3. #09cd0c
  4. #0968cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a033a
  2. #840682
  3. #cd09ca
  4. #f62df3
  5. #f976f7

Shades

#cd09ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd09ca
  2. #b908b6
  3. #a407a2
  4. #90068d
  5. #7b0579
  6. #670565
  7. #520451
  8. #3e033d
  9. #290228
  10. #150114
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd09ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd09ca
  2. #d222cf
  3. #d73ad5
  4. #dc53da
  5. #e16bdf
  6. #e684e5
  7. #eb9dea
  8. #f0b5ef
  9. #f5cef4
  10. #fae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd09ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd09ca
  2. #c515c3
  3. #be21bb
  4. #b62db4
  5. #ae39ac
  6. #a745a5
  7. #9f509e
  8. #975c96
  9. #8f688f
  10. #887487
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5b9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #567cc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d43a77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8450cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9562c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d12d9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd09ca {
  color: #cd09ca;
}
Background
.bg-cd09ca {
  background-color: #cd09ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd09ca {
  border: 2px solid #cd09ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd09ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 9 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd09ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd09ca, #cd0968);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd09ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 9 202 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.78 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.88 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.41 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.49 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.31 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 11.49 #32f635 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd09ca  rgb(205, 9, 202)  hsl(301, 92%, 42%)  Medium Orchid
#09cd0c  rgb(9, 205, 12)  hsl(121, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cacd09  rgb(202, 205, 9)  hsl(61, 92%, 42%)  Pear
#09cacd  rgb(9, 202, 205)  hsl(181, 92%, 42%)  Dark Turquoise