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#CD49EC

#cd49ec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd49ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 28.63% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.14% cyan, 69.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 288.59°, with 81.09% saturation and 60.59% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.238

Complementary

  1. #cd49ec
  2. #68ec49

Split complementary

  1. #cd49ec
  2. #b9ec49
  3. #49ec7c

Analogous

  1. #7c49ec
  2. #cd49ec
  3. #ec49b9

Triadic

  1. #cd49ec
  2. #eccd49
  3. #49eccd

Tetradic

  1. #cd49ec
  2. #ec4968
  3. #68ec49
  4. #49eccd

Square

  1. #cd49ec
  2. #ec7c49
  3. #68ec49
  4. #49b9ec

Monochromatic

  1. #750f8d
  2. #af16d3
  3. #cd49ec
  4. #e08ef3
  5. #f3d4fa

Shades

#cd49ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd49ec
  2. #b942d4
  3. #a43abd
  4. #9033a5
  5. #7b2c8e
  6. #672576
  7. #521d5e
  8. #3e1647
  9. #290f2f
  10. #150718
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd49ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd49ec
  2. #d25bee
  3. #d76df0
  4. #dc80f2
  5. #e192f4
  6. #e6a4f6
  7. #ebb6f7
  8. #f0c8f9
  9. #f5dbfb
  10. #faedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd49ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd49ec
  2. #c54fe1
  3. #be54d6
  4. #b65acc
  5. #ae5fc1
  6. #a765b6
  7. #9f6aab
  8. #9770a0
  9. #8f7596
  10. #887b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a772b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #558ae8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd6896 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #866cef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9576ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd5dbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd49ec {
  color: #cd49ec;
}
Background
.bg-cd49ec {
  background-color: #cd49ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd49ec {
  border: 2px solid #cd49ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd49ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 73 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 81% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd49ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd49ec, #ec49b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd49ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 73 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.21 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.00 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.70 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.03 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.50 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.95 #32b613 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd49ec  rgb(205, 73, 236)  hsl(289, 81%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#68ec49  rgb(104, 236, 73)  hsl(109, 81%, 61%)  Neon Green
#eccd49  rgb(236, 205, 73)  hsl(49, 81%, 61%)  Naples Yellow
#49eccd  rgb(73, 236, 205)  hsl(169, 81%, 61%)  Turquoise