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#CD56EF

#cd56ef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd56ef is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 33.73% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.23% cyan, 64.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 286.67°, with 82.7% saturation and 63.73% 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 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.87.

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Relative luminance0.2587

Complementary

  1. #cd56ef
  2. #78ef56

Split complementary

  1. #cd56ef
  2. #c4ef56
  3. #56ef81

Analogous

  1. #8156ef
  2. #cd56ef
  3. #ef56c4

Triadic

  1. #cd56ef
  2. #efcd56
  3. #56efcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd56ef
  2. #ef5678
  3. #78ef56
  4. #56efcd

Square

  1. #cd56ef
  2. #ef8156
  3. #78ef56
  4. #56c4ef

Monochromatic

  1. #7e0f9d
  2. #b515e3
  3. #cd56ef
  4. #e29cf6
  5. #f6e2fc

Shades

#cd56ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd56ef
  2. #b94dd7
  3. #a445bf
  4. #903ca7
  5. #7b348f
  6. #672b78
  7. #522260
  8. #3e1a48
  9. #291130
  10. #150918
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd56ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd56ef
  2. #d267f1
  3. #d778f2
  4. #dc89f4
  5. #e19af5
  6. #e6abf7
  7. #ebbbf9
  8. #f0ccfa
  9. #f5ddfc
  10. #faeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd56ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd56ef
  2. #c55ae4
  3. #be5ed9
  4. #b663ce
  5. #ae67c3
  6. #a76bb8
  7. #9f6fac
  8. #9773a1
  9. #8f7896
  10. #887c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa79bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2083f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c8feb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc719b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a74f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #977ced ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd67c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd56ef {
  color: #cd56ef;
}
Background
.bg-cd56ef {
  background-color: #cd56ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd56ef {
  border: 2px solid #cd56ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd56ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 86 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 83% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd56ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd56ef, #ef56c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd56ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 86 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.87 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.98 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.16 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.16 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.11 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.17 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.53 #32a910 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd56ef  rgb(205, 86, 239)  hsl(287, 83%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#78ef56  rgb(120, 239, 86)  hsl(107, 83%, 64%)  Neon Green
#efcd56  rgb(239, 205, 86)  hsl(47, 83%, 64%)  Naples Yellow
#56efcd  rgb(86, 239, 205)  hsl(167, 83%, 64%)  Aquamarine