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#CD38EE

#cd38ee ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd38ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.87% cyan, 76.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 289.12°, with 84.26% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.

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Relative luminance0.2198

Complementary

  1. #cd38ee
  2. #59ee38

Split complementary

  1. #cd38ee
  2. #b4ee38
  3. #38ee72

Analogous

  1. #7238ee
  2. #cd38ee
  3. #ee38b4

Triadic

  1. #cd38ee
  2. #eecd38
  3. #38eecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd38ee
  2. #ee3859
  3. #59ee38
  4. #38eecd

Square

  1. #cd38ee
  2. #ee7238
  3. #59ee38
  4. #38b4ee

Monochromatic

  1. #6c0b82
  2. #a711c8
  3. #cd38ee
  4. #df7ef4
  5. #f0c5fa

Shades

#cd38ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd38ee
  2. #b932d6
  3. #a42dbe
  4. #9027a7
  5. #7b228f
  6. #671c77
  7. #52165f
  8. #3e1147
  9. #290b30
  10. #150618
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd38ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd38ee
  2. #d24cf0
  3. #d760f1
  4. #dc74f3
  5. #e188f5
  6. #e69cf7
  7. #ebaff8
  8. #f0c3fa
  9. #f5d7fc
  10. #faebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd38ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd38ee
  2. #c53fe3
  3. #be46d8
  4. #b64ecd
  5. #ae55c2
  6. #a75cb7
  7. #9f63ac
  8. #976aa1
  9. #8f7296
  10. #88798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a56bb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4786ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd5f93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8164f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #916fec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd52be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd38ee {
  color: #cd38ee;
}
Background
.bg-cd38ee {
  background-color: #cd38ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd38ee {
  border: 2px solid #cd38ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd38ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 56 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 84% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd38ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd38ee, #ee38b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd38ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 56 238 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.66 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.53 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.53 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.68 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.06 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.13 #32c711 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd38ee  rgb(205, 56, 238)  hsl(289, 84%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#59ee38  rgb(89, 238, 56)  hsl(109, 84%, 58%)  Neon Green
#eecd38  rgb(238, 205, 56)  hsl(49, 84%, 58%)  Jonquil
#38eecd  rgb(56, 238, 205)  hsl(169, 84%, 58%)  Turquoise