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#CD31EA

#cd31ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd31ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 19.22% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.39% cyan, 79.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 290.59°, with 81.5% saturation and 55.49% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.2112

Complementary

  1. #cd31ea
  2. #4eea31

Split complementary

  1. #cd31ea
  2. #abea31
  3. #31ea70

Analogous

  1. #7031ea
  2. #cd31ea
  3. #ea31ab

Triadic

  1. #cd31ea
  2. #eacd31
  3. #31eacd

Tetradic

  1. #cd31ea
  2. #ea314e
  3. #4eea31
  4. #31eacd

Square

  1. #cd31ea
  2. #ea7031
  3. #4eea31
  4. #31abea

Monochromatic

  1. #650c76
  2. #a113bb
  3. #cd31ea
  4. #de76f1
  5. #efbcf8

Shades

#cd31ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd31ea
  2. #b92cd3
  3. #a427bb
  4. #9022a4
  5. #7b1d8c
  6. #671975
  7. #52145e
  8. #3e0f46
  9. #290a2f
  10. #150517
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd31ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd31ea
  2. #d246ec
  3. #d75aee
  4. #dc6ff0
  5. #e183f2
  6. #e698f5
  7. #ebadf7
  8. #f0c1f9
  9. #f5d6fb
  10. #faeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd31ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd31ea
  2. #c539df
  3. #be41d5
  4. #b649ca
  5. #ae51c0
  6. #a759b5
  7. #9f60aa
  8. #9768a0
  9. #8f7095
  10. #88788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a468b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4784e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce5a8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8160ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #916ce8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce4dba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd31ea {
  color: #cd31ea;
}
Background
.bg-cd31ea {
  background-color: #cd31ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd31ea {
  border: 2px solid #cd31ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd31ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 49 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd31ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd31ea, #ea31ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd31ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 49 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.17 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.26 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.96 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.96 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.52 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.57 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.97 #32ce15 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd31ea  rgb(205, 49, 234)  hsl(291, 82%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#4eea31  rgb(78, 234, 49)  hsl(111, 82%, 55%)  Neon Green
#eacd31  rgb(234, 205, 49)  hsl(51, 82%, 55%)  Citrine
#31eacd  rgb(49, 234, 205)  hsl(171, 82%, 55%)  Turquoise