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#CD55ED

#cd55ed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd55ed is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 33.33% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.5% cyan, 64.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 287.37°, with 80.85% saturation and 63.14% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.61.

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Relative luminance0.2559

Complementary

  1. #cd55ed
  2. #75ed55

Split complementary

  1. #cd55ed
  2. #c1ed55
  3. #55ed81

Analogous

  1. #8155ed
  2. #cd55ed
  3. #ed55c1

Triadic

  1. #cd55ed
  2. #edcd55
  3. #55edcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd55ed
  2. #ed5575
  3. #75ed55
  4. #55edcd

Square

  1. #cd55ed
  2. #ed8155
  3. #75ed55
  4. #55c1ed

Monochromatic

  1. #7c1099
  2. #b418de
  3. #cd55ed
  4. #e19af4
  5. #f6dffc

Shades

#cd55ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd55ed
  2. #b94dd5
  3. #a444be
  4. #903ca6
  5. #7b338e
  6. #672b77
  7. #52225f
  8. #3e1a47
  9. #29112f
  10. #150918
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd55ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd55ed
  2. #d266ef
  3. #d777f1
  4. #dc88f2
  5. #e199f4
  6. #e6aaf6
  7. #ebbbf8
  8. #f0ccfa
  9. #f5ddfb
  10. #faeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd55ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd55ed
  2. #c559e2
  3. #be5ed7
  4. #b662cc
  5. #ae66c1
  6. #a76bb7
  7. #9f6fac
  8. #9773a1
  9. #8f7796
  10. #887c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a979ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2183f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d8ee9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd709a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a73f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #977beb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd66c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd55ed {
  color: #cd55ed;
}
Background
.bg-cd55ed {
  background-color: #cd55ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd55ed {
  border: 2px solid #cd55ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd55ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 85 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 81% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd55ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd55ed, #ed55c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd55ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 85 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.61 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.12 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.12 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.21 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.06 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.29 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.43 #32aa12 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd55ed  rgb(205, 85, 237)  hsl(287, 81%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#75ed55  rgb(117, 237, 85)  hsl(107, 81%, 63%)  Neon Green
#edcd55  rgb(237, 205, 85)  hsl(47, 81%, 63%)  Naples Yellow
#55edcd  rgb(85, 237, 205)  hsl(167, 81%, 63%)  Aquamarine