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#CD12CE

#cd12ce ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd12ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 7.06% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.49% cyan, 91.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 299.68°, with 83.93% saturation and 43.92% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 7.24.

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Relative luminance0.1787

Complementary

  1. #cd12ce
  2. #13ce12

Split complementary

  1. #cd12ce
  2. #71ce12
  3. #12ce6f

Analogous

  1. #6f12ce
  2. #cd12ce
  3. #ce1271

Triadic

  1. #cd12ce
  2. #cecd12
  3. #12cecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd12ce
  2. #ce1213
  3. #13ce12
  4. #12cecd

Square

  1. #cd12ce
  2. #ce6f12
  3. #13ce12
  4. #1271ce

Monochromatic

  1. #410641
  2. #870c88
  3. #cd12ce
  4. #ed3eee
  5. #f485f4

Shades

#cd12ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd12ce
  2. #b910b9
  3. #a40ea5
  4. #900d90
  5. #7b0b7c
  6. #670967
  7. #520752
  8. #3e053e
  9. #290429
  10. #150215
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd12ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd12ce
  2. #d22ad3
  3. #d741d8
  4. #dc59dd
  5. #e171e2
  6. #e689e7
  7. #eba0eb
  8. #f0b8f0
  9. #f5d0f5
  10. #fae7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd12ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd12ce
  2. #c51dc6
  3. #be28be
  4. #b633b7
  5. #ae3eaf
  6. #a749a7
  7. #9f549f
  8. #975f97
  9. #8f6a90
  10. #887588
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a05da1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #547dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d43e7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8352d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9463cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d132a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd12ce {
  color: #cd12ce;
}
Background
.bg-cd12ce {
  background-color: #cd12ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd12ce {
  border: 2px solid #cd12ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd12ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 18 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd12ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd12ce, #ce1271);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd12ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 18 206 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.24 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.35 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.08 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.45 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.43 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.93 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.93 #32ed31 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd12ce  rgb(205, 18, 206)  hsl(300, 84%, 44%)  Medium Orchid
#13ce12  rgb(19, 206, 18)  hsl(120, 84%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cecd12  rgb(206, 205, 18)  hsl(60, 84%, 44%)  Citrine
#12cecd  rgb(18, 206, 205)  hsl(180, 84%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue