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#CD16CA

#cd16ca ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd16ca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.27% magenta, 1.46% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 300.98°, 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 7.32.

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Relative luminance0.1782

Complementary

  1. #cd16ca
  2. #16cd19

Split complementary

  1. #cd16ca
  2. #6fcd16
  3. #16cd74

Analogous

  1. #7416cd
  2. #cd16ca
  3. #cd166f

Triadic

  1. #cd16ca
  2. #cacd16
  3. #16cacd

Tetradic

  1. #cd16ca
  2. #cd1916
  3. #16cd19
  4. #16cacd

Square

  1. #cd16ca
  2. #cd7416
  3. #16cd19
  4. #166fcd

Monochromatic

  1. #430742
  2. #880f86
  3. #cd16ca
  4. #eb45e8
  5. #f28af1

Shades

#cd16ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd16ca
  2. #b914b6
  3. #a412a2
  4. #900f8d
  5. #7b0d79
  6. #670b65
  7. #520951
  8. #3e073d
  9. #290428
  10. #150214
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd16ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd16ca
  2. #d22dcf
  3. #d745d5
  4. #dc5cda
  5. #e173df
  6. #e68be5
  7. #eba2ea
  8. #f0b9ef
  9. #f5d0f4
  10. #fae8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd16ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd16ca
  2. #c521c3
  3. #be2bbb
  4. #b636b4
  5. #ae40ac
  6. #a74ba5
  7. #9f569e
  8. #976096
  9. #8f6b8f
  10. #887587
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a05d9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #587dc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d43d78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8452cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9563c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1319f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd16ca {
  color: #cd16ca;
}
Background
.bg-cd16ca {
  background-color: #cd16ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd16ca {
  border: 2px solid #cd16ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd16ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 22 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd16ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd16ca, #cd166f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd16ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 22 202 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.32 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.94 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.30 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.32 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.13 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 11.12 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 11.12 #32e935 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd16ca  rgb(205, 22, 202)  hsl(301, 81%, 45%)  Medium Orchid
#16cd19  rgb(22, 205, 25)  hsl(121, 81%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cacd16  rgb(202, 205, 22)  hsl(61, 81%, 45%)  Pear
#16cacd  rgb(22, 202, 205)  hsl(181, 81%, 45%)  Dark Turquoise