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#CD2ED9

#cd2ed9 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd2ed9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 18.04% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.53% cyan, 78.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 295.79°, with 69.23% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.08.

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Relative luminance0.1994

Complementary

  1. #cd2ed9
  2. #3ad92e

Split complementary

  1. #cd2ed9
  2. #90d92e
  3. #2ed978

Analogous

  1. #782ed9
  2. #cd2ed9
  3. #d92e90

Triadic

  1. #cd2ed9
  2. #d9cd2e
  3. #2ed9cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2ed9
  2. #d92e3a
  3. #3ad92e
  4. #2ed9cd

Square

  1. #cd2ed9
  2. #d9782e
  3. #3ad92e
  4. #2e90d9

Monochromatic

  1. #58115d
  2. #951d9e
  3. #cd2ed9
  4. #dc6fe5
  5. #ecaff1

Shades

#cd2ed9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2ed9
  2. #b929c3
  3. #a425ae
  4. #902098
  5. #7b1c82
  6. #67176d
  7. #521257
  8. #3e0e41
  9. #29092b
  10. #150516
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2ed9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2ed9
  2. #d243dd
  3. #d758e1
  4. #dc6de4
  5. #e182e8
  6. #e697ec
  7. #ebabf0
  8. #f0c0f4
  9. #f5d5f7
  10. #faeafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2ed9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2ed9
  2. #c536d0
  3. #be3ec7
  4. #b647be
  5. #ae4fb5
  6. #a757ad
  7. #9f5fa4
  8. #97679b
  9. #8f7092
  10. #887889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a365a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5482d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d15085 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #845cdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #946ad7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d045ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2ed9 {
  color: #cd2ed9;
}
Background
.bg-cd2ed9 {
  background-color: #cd2ed9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd2ed9 {
  border: 2px solid #cd2ed9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2ed9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 46 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 69% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2ed9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2ed9, #d92e90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2ed9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 46 217 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.08 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.59 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.88 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.88 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.95 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.03 #32d126 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd2ed9  rgb(205, 46, 217)  hsl(296, 69%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#3ad92e  rgb(58, 217, 46)  hsl(116, 69%, 52%)  Lime Green
#d9cd2e  rgb(217, 205, 46)  hsl(56, 69%, 52%)  Citrine
#2ed9cd  rgb(46, 217, 205)  hsl(176, 69%, 52%)  Turquoise