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#CD38CD

#cd38cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd38cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 21.96% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 59.84% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.2022

Complementary

  1. #cd38cd
  2. #38cd38

Split complementary

  1. #cd38cd
  2. #83cd38
  3. #38cd83

Analogous

  1. #8338cd
  2. #cd38cd
  3. #cd3883

Triadic

  1. #cd38cd
  2. #cdcd38
  3. #38cdcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd38cd
  2. #cd3838
  3. #38cd38
  4. #38cdcd

Square

  1. #cd38cd
  2. #cd8338
  3. #38cd38
  4. #3883cd

Monochromatic

  1. #561656
  2. #932593
  3. #cd38cd
  4. #dc75dc
  5. #ecb2ec

Shades

#cd38cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd38cd
  2. #b932b9
  3. #a42da4
  4. #902790
  5. #7b227b
  6. #671c67
  7. #521652
  8. #3e113e
  9. #290b29
  10. #150615
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd38cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd38cd
  2. #d24cd2
  3. #d760d7
  4. #dc74dc
  5. #e188e1
  6. #e69ce6
  7. #ebafeb
  8. #f0c3f0
  9. #f5d7f5
  10. #faebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd38cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd38cd
  2. #c53fc5
  3. #be46be
  4. #b64eb6
  5. #ae55ae
  6. #a75ca7
  7. #9f639f
  8. #976a97
  9. #8f728f
  10. #887988
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a368a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1970d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6183c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d34f80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #895ecf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #986dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d147a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd38cd {
  color: #cd38cd;
}
Background
.bg-cd38cd {
  background-color: #cd38cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd38cd {
  border: 2px solid #cd38cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd38cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 56 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd38cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd38cd, #cd3883);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd38cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 56 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.81 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.61 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.74 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.23 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.23 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.36 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.87 #32c732 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd38cd  rgb(205, 56, 205)  hsl(300, 60%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#38cd38  rgb(56, 205, 56)  hsl(120, 60%, 51%)  Lime Green
#cdcd38  rgb(205, 205, 56)  hsl(60, 60%, 51%)  Pear
#38cdcd  rgb(56, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 60%, 51%)  Robin Egg Blue