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#CD42FF

#cd42ff ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#cd42ff is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 25.88% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.61% cyan, 74.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 284.13°, with 100% saturation and 62.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.3.

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Relative luminance0.241

Complementary

  1. #cd42ff
  2. #74ff42

Split complementary

  1. #cd42ff
  2. #d2ff42
  3. #42ff6f

Analogous

  1. #6f42ff
  2. #cd42ff
  3. #ff42d2

Triadic

  1. #cd42ff
  2. #ffcd42
  3. #42ffcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd42ff
  2. #ff4274
  3. #74ff42
  4. #42ffcd

Square

  1. #cd42ff
  2. #ff6f42
  3. #74ff42
  4. #42d2ff

Monochromatic

  1. #7c00a8
  2. #b400f4
  3. #cd42ff
  4. #e18eff
  5. #f5dbff

Shades

#cd42ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd42ff
  2. #b93be6
  3. #a435cc
  4. #902eb3
  5. #7b2899
  6. #672180
  7. #521a66
  8. #3e144d
  9. #290d33
  10. #15071a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd42ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd42ff
  2. #d255ff
  3. #d768ff
  4. #dc7bff
  5. #e18eff
  6. #e6a1ff
  7. #ebb3ff
  8. #f0c6ff
  9. #f5d9ff
  10. #faecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd42ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd42ff
  2. #c548f2
  3. #be4ee6
  4. #b655d9
  5. #ae5bcc
  6. #a761c0
  7. #9f67b3
  8. #976da6
  9. #8f7499
  10. #887a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a771c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b8afb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c96c9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f6cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e74fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb5ecc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd42ff {
  color: #cd42ff;
}
Background
.bg-cd42ff {
  background-color: #cd42ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd42ff {
  border: 2px solid #cd42ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd42ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 66 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 100% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd42ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd42ff, #ff42d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd42ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 66 255 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.30 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.65 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.29 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.29 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.50 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.82 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.39 #32bd00 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd42ff  rgb(205, 66, 255)  hsl(284, 100%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#74ff42  rgb(116, 255, 66)  hsl(104, 100%, 63%)  Harlequin
#ffcd42  rgb(255, 205, 66)  hsl(44, 100%, 63%)  Sunglow
#42ffcd  rgb(66, 255, 205)  hsl(164, 100%, 63%)  Aquamarine