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#CD42E8

#cd42e8 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd42e8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 25.88% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.64% cyan, 71.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 290.24°, with 78.3% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.06.

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Relative luminance0.227

Complementary

  1. #cd42e8
  2. #5de842

Split complementary

  1. #cd42e8
  2. #b0e842
  3. #42e87a

Analogous

  1. #7a42e8
  2. #cd42e8
  3. #e842b0

Triadic

  1. #cd42e8
  2. #e8cd42
  3. #42e8cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd42e8
  2. #e8425d
  3. #5de842
  4. #42e8cd

Square

  1. #cd42e8
  2. #e87a42
  3. #5de842
  4. #42b0e8

Monochromatic

  1. #6f1081
  2. #a918c5
  3. #cd42e8
  4. #df86f0
  5. #f1caf9

Shades

#cd42e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd42e8
  2. #b93bd1
  3. #a435ba
  4. #902ea2
  5. #7b288b
  6. #672174
  7. #521a5d
  8. #3e1446
  9. #290d2e
  10. #150717
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd42e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd42e8
  2. #d255ea
  3. #d768ed
  4. #dc7bef
  5. #e18ef1
  6. #e6a1f4
  7. #ebb3f6
  8. #f0c6f8
  9. #f5d9fa
  10. #faecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd42e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd42e8
  2. #c548de
  3. #be4ed3
  4. #b655c9
  5. #ae5bbe
  6. #a761b4
  7. #9f67aa
  8. #976d9f
  9. #8f7495
  10. #887a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a66fb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5388e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce6292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8568eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9472e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce57bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd42e8 {
  color: #cd42e8;
}
Background
.bg-cd42e8 {
  background-color: #cd42e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd42e8 {
  border: 2px solid #cd42e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd42e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 66 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 78% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd42e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd42e8, #e842b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd42e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 66 232 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.06 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.00 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.24 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.24 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.16 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.16 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.17 #32bd17 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd42e8  rgb(205, 66, 232)  hsl(290, 78%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#5de842  rgb(93, 232, 66)  hsl(110, 78%, 58%)  Neon Green
#e8cd42  rgb(232, 205, 66)  hsl(50, 78%, 58%)  Citrine
#42e8cd  rgb(66, 232, 205)  hsl(170, 78%, 58%)  Turquoise