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#CD3CE9

#cd3ce9 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd3ce9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 23.53% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.02% cyan, 74.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 290.29°, with 79.72% saturation and 57.45% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.43.

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Relative luminance0.2209

Complementary

  1. #cd3ce9
  2. #58e93c

Split complementary

  1. #cd3ce9
  2. #aee93c
  3. #3ce977

Analogous

  1. #773ce9
  2. #cd3ce9
  3. #e93cae

Triadic

  1. #cd3ce9
  2. #e9cd3c
  3. #3ce9cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd3ce9
  2. #e93c58
  3. #58e93c
  4. #3ce9cd

Square

  1. #cd3ce9
  2. #e9773c
  3. #58e93c
  4. #3caee9

Monochromatic

  1. #6c0e7e
  2. #a716c3
  3. #cd3ce9
  4. #df81f1
  5. #f0c5f9

Shades

#cd3ce9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd3ce9
  2. #b936d2
  3. #a430ba
  4. #902aa3
  5. #7b248c
  6. #671e75
  7. #52185d
  8. #3e1246
  9. #290c2f
  10. #150617
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd3ce9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd3ce9
  2. #d250eb
  3. #d763ed
  4. #dc77f0
  5. #e18af2
  6. #e69ef4
  7. #ebb1f6
  8. #f0c5f8
  9. #f5d8fb
  10. #faecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd3ce9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd3ce9
  2. #c543df
  3. #be4ad4
  4. #b650ca
  5. #ae57bf
  6. #a75eb5
  7. #9f65aa
  8. #976ca0
  9. #8f7295
  10. #88798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a56cb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f86e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce5f91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8365ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9370e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce53bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd3ce9 {
  color: #cd3ce9;
}
Background
.bg-cd3ce9 {
  background-color: #cd3ce9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd3ce9 {
  border: 2px solid #cd3ce9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd3ce9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 60 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 80% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd3ce9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd3ce9, #e93cae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd3ce9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 60 233 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.43 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.30 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.45 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.45 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.45 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.88 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.90 #32c316 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd3ce9  rgb(205, 60, 233)  hsl(290, 80%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#58e93c  rgb(88, 233, 60)  hsl(110, 80%, 57%)  Neon Green
#e9cd3c  rgb(233, 205, 60)  hsl(50, 80%, 57%)  Citrine
#3ce9cd  rgb(60, 233, 205)  hsl(170, 80%, 57%)  Turquoise