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#CD16BB

#cd16bb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd16bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 8.63% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.27% magenta, 8.78% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 305.9°, with 80.62% saturation and 44.51% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 8.6.

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Relative luminance0.1714

Complementary

  1. #cd16bb
  2. #16cd28

Split complementary

  1. #cd16bb
  2. #60cd16
  3. #16cd83

Analogous

  1. #8316cd
  2. #cd16bb
  3. #cd1660

Triadic

  1. #cd16bb
  2. #bbcd16
  3. #16bbcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd16bb
  2. #cd2816
  3. #16cd28
  4. #16bbcd

Square

  1. #cd16bb
  2. #cd8316
  3. #16cd28
  4. #1660cd

Monochromatic

  1. #43073d
  2. #880f7c
  3. #cd16bb
  4. #eb45db
  5. #f28ae8

Shades

#cd16bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd16bb
  2. #b914a8
  3. #a41296
  4. #900f83
  5. #7b0d70
  6. #670b5e
  7. #52094b
  8. #3e0738
  9. #290425
  10. #150213
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd16bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd16bb
  2. #d22dc2
  3. #d745c9
  4. #dc5ccf
  5. #e173d6
  6. #e68bdd
  7. #eba2e4
  8. #f0b9eb
  9. #f5d0f1
  10. #fae8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd16bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd16bb
  2. #c521b5
  3. #be2baf
  4. #b636a9
  5. #ae40a3
  6. #a74b9e
  7. #9f5698
  8. #976092
  9. #8f6b8c
  10. #887586
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5c95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #607cb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7336f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #874fbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9862b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d32a94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd16bb {
  color: #cd16bb;
}
Background
.bg-cd16bb {
  background-color: #cd16bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd16bb {
  border: 2px solid #cd16bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd16bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 22 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 306 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd16bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd16bb, #cd1660);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd16bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 22 187 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.25 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.56 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.69 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.32 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 11.35 #32e944 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd16bb  rgb(205, 22, 187)  hsl(306, 81%, 45%)  Medium Orchid
#16cd28  rgb(22, 205, 40)  hsl(126, 81%, 45%)  Lime Green
#bbcd16  rgb(187, 205, 22)  hsl(66, 81%, 45%)  Pear
#16bbcd  rgb(22, 187, 205)  hsl(186, 81%, 45%)  Dark Turquoise