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#CD17CF

#cd17cf ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd17cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 9.02% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.97% cyan, 88.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 299.35°, with 80% saturation and 45.1% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.97.

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Relative luminance0.181

Complementary

  1. #cd17cf
  2. #19cf17

Split complementary

  1. #cd17cf
  2. #75cf17
  3. #17cf71

Analogous

  1. #7117cf
  2. #cd17cf
  3. #cf1775

Triadic

  1. #cd17cf
  2. #cfcd17
  3. #17cfcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd17cf
  2. #cf1719
  3. #19cf17
  4. #17cfcd

Square

  1. #cd17cf
  2. #cf7117
  3. #19cf17
  4. #1775cf

Monochromatic

  1. #450845
  2. #890f8a
  3. #cd17cf
  4. #e948eb
  5. #f18df2

Shades

#cd17cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd17cf
  2. #b915ba
  3. #a412a6
  4. #901091
  5. #7b0e7c
  6. #670c68
  7. #520953
  8. #3e073e
  9. #290529
  10. #150215
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd17cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd17cf
  2. #d22ed4
  3. #d745d9
  4. #dc5ddd
  5. #e174e2
  6. #e68be7
  7. #eba2ec
  8. #f0b9f1
  9. #f5d1f5
  10. #fae8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd17cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd17cf
  2. #c522c7
  3. #be2cbf
  4. #b637b7
  5. #ae41af
  6. #a74ca8
  7. #9f56a0
  8. #976198
  9. #8f6b90
  10. #887688
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a05ea1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #547dcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3417b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8353d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9464cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d134a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd17cf {
  color: #cd17cf;
}
Background
.bg-cd17cf {
  background-color: #cd17cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd17cf {
  border: 2px solid #cd17cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd17cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 23 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd17cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd17cf, #cf1775);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd17cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 23 207 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.97 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.25 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.15 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.44 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.32 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.69 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.69 #32e830 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd17cf  rgb(205, 23, 207)  hsl(299, 80%, 45%)  Medium Orchid
#19cf17  rgb(25, 207, 23)  hsl(119, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cfcd17  rgb(207, 205, 23)  hsl(59, 80%, 45%)  Citrine
#17cfcd  rgb(23, 207, 205)  hsl(179, 80%, 45%)  Robin Egg Blue