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#CD42EA

#cd42ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd42ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.39% cyan, 71.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 289.64°, with 80% saturation and 58.82% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.2282

Complementary

  1. #cd42ea
  2. #5fea42

Split complementary

  1. #cd42ea
  2. #b3ea42
  3. #42ea79

Analogous

  1. #7942ea
  2. #cd42ea
  3. #ea42b3

Triadic

  1. #cd42ea
  2. #eacd42
  3. #42eacd

Tetradic

  1. #cd42ea
  2. #ea425f
  3. #5fea42
  4. #42eacd

Square

  1. #cd42ea
  2. #ea7942
  3. #5fea42
  4. #42b3ea

Monochromatic

  1. #700f84
  2. #aa16c9
  3. #cd42ea
  4. #df87f2
  5. #f1ccf9

Shades

#cd42ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd42ea
  2. #b93bd3
  3. #a435bb
  4. #902ea4
  5. #7b288c
  6. #672175
  7. #521a5e
  8. #3e1446
  9. #290d2f
  10. #150717
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd42ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd42ea
  2. #d255ec
  3. #d768ee
  4. #dc7bf0
  5. #e18ef2
  6. #e6a1f5
  7. #ebb3f7
  8. #f0c6f9
  9. #f5d9fb
  10. #faecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd42ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd42ea
  2. #c548df
  3. #be4ed5
  4. #b655ca
  5. #ae5bc0
  6. #a761b5
  7. #9f67aa
  8. #976da0
  9. #8f7495
  10. #887a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a66fb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5288e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce6393 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8568ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9472e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd57bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd42ea {
  color: #cd42ea;
}
Background
.bg-cd42ea {
  background-color: #cd42ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd42ea {
  border: 2px solid #cd42ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd42ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 66 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd42ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd42ea, #ea42b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd42ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 66 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.90 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.20 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.20 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.07 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.19 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.24 #32bd15 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd42ea  rgb(205, 66, 234)  hsl(290, 80%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#5fea42  rgb(95, 234, 66)  hsl(110, 80%, 59%)  Neon Green
#eacd42  rgb(234, 205, 66)  hsl(50, 80%, 59%)  Naples Yellow
#42eacd  rgb(66, 234, 205)  hsl(170, 80%, 59%)  Turquoise