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#CD40EA

#cd40ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd40ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.39% cyan, 72.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 289.76°, with 80.19% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.29.

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Relative luminance0.2259

Complementary

  1. #cd40ea
  2. #5dea40

Split complementary

  1. #cd40ea
  2. #b2ea40
  3. #40ea78

Analogous

  1. #7840ea
  2. #cd40ea
  3. #ea40b2

Triadic

  1. #cd40ea
  2. #eacd40
  3. #40eacd

Tetradic

  1. #cd40ea
  2. #ea405d
  3. #5dea40
  4. #40eacd

Square

  1. #cd40ea
  2. #ea7840
  3. #5dea40
  4. #40b2ea

Monochromatic

  1. #6f0e83
  2. #a916c8
  3. #cd40ea
  4. #df85f2
  5. #f1caf9

Shades

#cd40ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd40ea
  2. #b93ad3
  3. #a433bb
  4. #902da4
  5. #7b268c
  6. #672075
  7. #521a5e
  8. #3e1346
  9. #290d2f
  10. #150617
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd40ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd40ea
  2. #d253ec
  3. #d766ee
  4. #dc79f0
  5. #e18cf2
  6. #e6a0f5
  7. #ebb3f7
  8. #f0c6f9
  9. #f5d9fb
  10. #faecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd40ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd40ea
  2. #c546df
  3. #be4dd5
  4. #b653ca
  5. #ae5ac0
  6. #a760b5
  7. #9f66aa
  8. #976da0
  9. #8f7395
  10. #887a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a66eb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5088e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce6292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8467ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9372e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd56bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd40ea {
  color: #cd40ea;
}
Background
.bg-cd40ea {
  background-color: #cd40ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd40ea {
  border: 2px solid #cd40ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd40ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 64 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd40ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd40ea, #ea40b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd40ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 64 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.29 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.67 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.27 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.27 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.27 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.33 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.48 #32bf15 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd40ea  rgb(205, 64, 234)  hsl(290, 80%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#5dea40  rgb(93, 234, 64)  hsl(110, 80%, 58%)  Neon Green
#eacd40  rgb(234, 205, 64)  hsl(50, 80%, 58%)  Naples Yellow
#40eacd  rgb(64, 234, 205)  hsl(170, 80%, 58%)  Turquoise