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#CD38DA

#cd38da ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd38da 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.96% cyan, 74.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 295.19°, with 68.64% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.2087

Complementary

  1. #cd38da
  2. #45da38

Split complementary

  1. #cd38da
  2. #96da38
  3. #38da7c

Analogous

  1. #7c38da
  2. #cd38da
  3. #da3896

Triadic

  1. #cd38da
  2. #dacd38
  3. #38dacd

Tetradic

  1. #cd38da
  2. #da3845
  3. #45da38
  4. #38dacd

Square

  1. #cd38da
  2. #da7c38
  3. #45da38
  4. #3896da

Monochromatic

  1. #5f1366
  2. #9c1fa7
  3. #cd38da
  4. #dd79e6
  5. #edb9f2

Shades

#cd38da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd38da
  2. #b932c4
  3. #a42dae
  4. #902799
  5. #7b2283
  6. #671c6d
  7. #521657
  8. #3e1141
  9. #290b2c
  10. #150616
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd38da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd38da
  2. #d24cde
  3. #d760e1
  4. #dc74e5
  5. #e188e9
  6. #e69ced
  7. #ebaff0
  8. #f0c3f4
  9. #f5d7f8
  10. #faebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd38da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd38da
  2. #c53fd1
  3. #be46c8
  4. #b64ebf
  5. #ae55b6
  6. #a75cad
  7. #9f63a4
  8. #976a9b
  9. #8f7292
  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 #a469ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5884d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d15687 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8660dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #966dd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf4baf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd38da {
  color: #cd38da;
}
Background
.bg-cd38da {
  background-color: #cd38da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd38da {
  border: 2px solid #cd38da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd38da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 56 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd38da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd38da, #da3896);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd38da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 56 218 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.25 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.12 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.28 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.28 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.74 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.68 #32c725 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd38da  rgb(205, 56, 218)  hsl(295, 69%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#45da38  rgb(69, 218, 56)  hsl(115, 69%, 54%)  Lime Green
#dacd38  rgb(218, 205, 56)  hsl(55, 69%, 54%)  Citrine
#38dacd  rgb(56, 218, 205)  hsl(175, 69%, 54%)  Turquoise