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#CD56F3

#cd56f3 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd56f3 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 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.64% cyan, 64.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 285.48°, with 86.74% saturation and 64.51% 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 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.29.

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Relative luminance0.2611

Complementary

  1. #cd56f3
  2. #7cf356

Split complementary

  1. #cd56f3
  2. #caf356
  3. #56f37f

Analogous

  1. #7f56f3
  2. #cd56f3
  3. #f356ca

Triadic

  1. #cd56f3
  2. #f3cd56
  3. #56f3cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd56f3
  2. #f3567c
  3. #7cf356
  4. #56f3cd

Square

  1. #cd56f3
  2. #f37f56
  3. #7cf356
  4. #56caf3

Monochromatic

  1. #7f0ca4
  2. #b711ec
  3. #cd56f3
  4. #e29df8
  5. #f7e5fd

Shades

#cd56f3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd56f3
  2. #b94ddb
  3. #a445c2
  4. #903caa
  5. #7b3492
  6. #672b7a
  7. #522261
  8. #3e1a49
  9. #291131
  10. #150918
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd56f3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd56f3
  2. #d267f4
  3. #d778f5
  4. #dc89f7
  5. #e19af8
  6. #e6abf9
  7. #ebbbfa
  8. #f0ccfb
  9. #f5ddfd
  10. #faeefe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd56f3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd56f3
  2. #c55ae8
  3. #be5edc
  4. #b663d1
  5. #ae67c5
  6. #a76bba
  7. #9f6fae
  8. #9773a3
  9. #8f7897
  10. #887c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa7abe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1584f8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #598fef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb739e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8975f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #967cf1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc69c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd56f3 {
  color: #cd56f3;
}
Background
.bg-cd56f3 {
  background-color: #cd56f3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd56f3 {
  border: 2px solid #cd56f3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd56f3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 86 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 87% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd56f3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd56f3, #f356ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd56f3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 86 243 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.29 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.86 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.19 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.19 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.45 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.26 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.46 #32a90c Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd56f3  rgb(205, 86, 243)  hsl(285, 87%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#7cf356  rgb(124, 243, 86)  hsl(105, 87%, 65%)  Lawn Green
#f3cd56  rgb(243, 205, 86)  hsl(45, 87%, 65%)  Naples Yellow
#56f3cd  rgb(86, 243, 205)  hsl(165, 87%, 65%)  Aquamarine