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#CD40DC

#cd40dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd40dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 25.1% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.82% cyan, 70.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 294.23°, with 69.03% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.2181

Complementary

  1. #cd40dc
  2. #4fdc40

Split complementary

  1. #cd40dc
  2. #9ddc40
  3. #40dc7f

Analogous

  1. #7f40dc
  2. #cd40dc
  3. #dc409d

Triadic

  1. #cd40dc
  2. #dccd40
  3. #40dccd

Tetradic

  1. #cd40dc
  2. #dc404f
  3. #4fdc40
  4. #40dccd

Square

  1. #cd40dc
  2. #dc7f40
  3. #4fdc40
  4. #409ddc

Monochromatic

  1. #66146f
  2. #a220af
  3. #cd40dc
  4. #de81e8
  5. #efc1f4

Shades

#cd40dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd40dc
  2. #b93ac6
  3. #a433b0
  4. #902d9a
  5. #7b2684
  6. #67206e
  7. #521a58
  8. #3e1342
  9. #290d2c
  10. #150616
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd40dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd40dc
  2. #d253e0
  3. #d766e3
  4. #dc79e7
  5. #e18cea
  6. #e6a0ee
  7. #ebb3f1
  8. #f0c6f5
  9. #f5d9f8
  10. #faecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd40dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd40dc
  2. #c546d3
  3. #be4dca
  4. #b653c0
  5. #ae5ab7
  6. #a760ae
  7. #9f66a5
  8. #976d9c
  9. #8f7392
  10. #887a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a56cad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0176e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b86d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d15b8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8865df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9771da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf52b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd40dc {
  color: #cd40dc;
}
Background
.bg-cd40dc {
  background-color: #cd40dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd40dc {
  border: 2px solid #cd40dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd40dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 64 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd40dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd40dc, #dc409d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd40dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 64 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.64 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.79 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.79 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.69 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.01 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.34 #32bf23 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd40dc  rgb(205, 64, 220)  hsl(294, 69%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#4fdc40  rgb(79, 220, 64)  hsl(114, 69%, 56%)  Malachite
#dccd40  rgb(220, 205, 64)  hsl(54, 69%, 56%)  Citrine
#40dccd  rgb(64, 220, 205)  hsl(174, 69%, 56%)  Turquoise