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#CD37ED

#cd37ed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd37ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 21.57% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.5% cyan, 76.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 289.45°, with 83.49% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.99.

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Relative luminance0.2183

Complementary

  1. #cd37ed
  2. #57ed37

Split complementary

  1. #cd37ed
  2. #b2ed37
  3. #37ed72

Analogous

  1. #7237ed
  2. #cd37ed
  3. #ed37b2

Triadic

  1. #cd37ed
  2. #edcd37
  3. #37edcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd37ed
  2. #ed3757
  3. #57ed37
  4. #37edcd

Square

  1. #cd37ed
  2. #ed7237
  3. #57ed37
  4. #37b2ed

Monochromatic

  1. #6b0b80
  2. #a612c6
  3. #cd37ed
  4. #df7df3
  5. #f0c3fa

Shades

#cd37ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd37ed
  2. #b932d5
  3. #a42cbe
  4. #9027a6
  5. #7b218e
  6. #671c77
  7. #52165f
  8. #3e1147
  9. #290b2f
  10. #150618
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd37ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd37ed
  2. #d24bef
  3. #d75ff1
  4. #dc73f2
  5. #e187f4
  6. #e69bf6
  7. #ebaff8
  8. #f0c3fa
  9. #f5d7fb
  10. #faebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd37ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd37ed
  2. #c53ee2
  3. #be46d7
  4. #b64dcc
  5. #ae54c1
  6. #a75cb7
  7. #9f63ac
  8. #976aa1
  9. #8f7196
  10. #88798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a56bb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4886e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd5e92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8163f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #916eeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd51bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd37ed {
  color: #cd37ed;
}
Background
.bg-cd37ed {
  background-color: #cd37ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd37ed {
  border: 2px solid #cd37ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd37ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 55 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd37ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd37ed, #ed37b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd37ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 55 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.99 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.61 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.60 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.60 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.71 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.11 #32c812 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd37ed  rgb(205, 55, 237)  hsl(289, 83%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#57ed37  rgb(87, 237, 55)  hsl(109, 83%, 57%)  Neon Green
#edcd37  rgb(237, 205, 55)  hsl(49, 83%, 57%)  Jonquil
#37edcd  rgb(55, 237, 205)  hsl(169, 83%, 57%)  Turquoise