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#CD36DD

#cd36dd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd36dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 21.18% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.24% cyan, 75.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 294.25°, with 71.06% saturation and 53.92% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.41.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.2084

Complementary

  1. #cd36dd
  2. #46dd36

Split complementary

  1. #cd36dd
  2. #99dd36
  3. #36dd79

Analogous

  1. #7936dd
  2. #cd36dd
  3. #dd3699

Triadic

  1. #cd36dd
  2. #ddcd36
  3. #36ddcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd36dd
  2. #dd3646
  3. #46dd36
  4. #36ddcd

Square

  1. #cd36dd
  2. #dd7936
  3. #46dd36
  4. #3699dd

Monochromatic

  1. #601268
  2. #9c1daa
  3. #cd36dd
  4. #dd77e8
  5. #eeb9f3

Shades

#cd36dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd36dd
  2. #b931c7
  3. #a42bb1
  4. #90269b
  5. #7b2085
  6. #671b6f
  7. #521658
  8. #3e1042
  9. #290b2c
  10. #150516
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd36dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd36dd
  2. #d24ae0
  3. #d75ee4
  4. #dc72e7
  5. #e186eb
  6. #e69bee
  7. #ebaff1
  8. #f0c3f5
  9. #f5d7f8
  10. #faebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd36dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd36dd
  2. #c53dd4
  3. #be45ca
  4. #b64cc1
  5. #ae54b8
  6. #a75baf
  7. #9f62a5
  8. #976a9c
  9. #8f7193
  10. #887989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a468ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5584d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d15688 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8560e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #956ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf4bb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd36dd {
  color: #cd36dd;
}
Background
.bg-cd36dd {
  background-color: #cd36dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd36dd {
  border: 2px solid #cd36dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd36dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 54 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd36dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd36dd, #dd3699);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd36dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 54 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.41 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.67 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.22 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.22 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.06 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.24 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.54 #32c922 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd36dd  rgb(205, 54, 221)  hsl(294, 71%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#46dd36  rgb(70, 221, 54)  hsl(114, 71%, 54%)  Lime Green
#ddcd36  rgb(221, 205, 54)  hsl(54, 71%, 54%)  Citrine
#36ddcd  rgb(54, 221, 205)  hsl(174, 71%, 54%)  Turquoise