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#CD40E6

#cd40e6 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd40e6 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 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.87% cyan, 72.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 290.96°, with 76.85% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.02.

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Relative luminance0.2236

Complementary

  1. #cd40e6
  2. #59e640

Split complementary

  1. #cd40e6
  2. #ace640
  3. #40e67a

Analogous

  1. #7a40e6
  2. #cd40e6
  3. #e640ac

Triadic

  1. #cd40e6
  2. #e6cd40
  3. #40e6cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd40e6
  2. #e64059
  3. #59e640
  4. #40e6cd

Square

  1. #cd40e6
  2. #e67a40
  3. #59e640
  4. #40ace6

Monochromatic

  1. #6c107d
  2. #a719c0
  3. #cd40e6
  4. #df84ef
  5. #f0c7f8

Shades

#cd40e6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd40e6
  2. #b93acf
  3. #a433b8
  4. #902da1
  5. #7b268a
  6. #672073
  7. #521a5c
  8. #3e1345
  9. #290d2e
  10. #150617
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd40e6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd40e6
  2. #d253e9
  3. #d766eb
  4. #dc79ee
  5. #e18cf0
  6. #e6a0f3
  7. #ebb3f5
  8. #f0c6f8
  9. #f5d9fa
  10. #faecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd40e6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd40e6
  2. #c546dc
  3. #be4dd2
  4. #b653c7
  5. #ae5abd
  6. #a760b3
  7. #9f66a9
  8. #976d9f
  9. #8f7394
  10. #887a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a56eb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5487e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf6090 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8566e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9471e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce55b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd40e6 {
  color: #cd40e6;
}
Background
.bg-cd40e6 {
  background-color: #cd40e6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd40e6 {
  border: 2px solid #cd40e6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd40e6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 64 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 77% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd40e6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd40e6, #e640ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd40e6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 64 230 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.02 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.89 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.37 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.37 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.25 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.32 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.52 #32bf19 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd40e6  rgb(205, 64, 230)  hsl(291, 77%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#59e640  rgb(89, 230, 64)  hsl(111, 77%, 58%)  Malachite
#e6cd40  rgb(230, 205, 64)  hsl(51, 77%, 58%)  Citrine
#40e6cd  rgb(64, 230, 205)  hsl(171, 77%, 58%)  Turquoise