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#CD57CD

#cd57cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cd57cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 34.12% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 54.13% saturation and 57.25% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.36.

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Relative luminance0.242

Complementary

  1. #cd57cd
  2. #57cd57

Split complementary

  1. #cd57cd
  2. #92cd57
  3. #57cd92

Analogous

  1. #9257cd
  2. #cd57cd
  3. #cd5792

Triadic

  1. #cd57cd
  2. #cdcd57
  3. #57cdcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd57cd
  2. #cd5757
  3. #57cd57
  4. #57cdcd

Square

  1. #cd57cd
  2. #cd9257
  3. #57cd57
  4. #5792cd

Monochromatic

  1. #6b206b
  2. #a631a6
  3. #cd57cd
  4. #df92df
  5. #f0cdf0

Shades

#cd57cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd57cd
  2. #b94eb9
  3. #a446a4
  4. #903d90
  5. #7b347b
  6. #672c67
  7. #522352
  8. #3e1a3e
  9. #291129
  10. #150915
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd57cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd57cd
  2. #d268d2
  3. #d779d7
  4. #dc89dc
  5. #e19ae1
  6. #e6abe6
  7. #ebbceb
  8. #f0cdf0
  9. #f5ddf5
  10. #faeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd57cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd57cd
  2. #c55bc5
  3. #be5fbe
  4. #b663b6
  5. #ae67ae
  6. #a76ca7
  7. #9f709f
  8. #977497
  9. #8f788f
  10. #887c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a877a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a7dd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #728cca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3658a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9170cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f7bcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d160a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd57cd {
  color: #cd57cd;
}
Background
.bg-cd57cd {
  background-color: #cd57cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd57cd {
  border: 2px solid #cd57cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd57cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 87 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 54% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd57cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd57cd, #cd5792);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd57cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 87 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.36 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.12 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.49 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.81 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.81 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.51 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.57 #32a832 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd57cd  rgb(205, 87, 205)  hsl(300, 54%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#57cd57  rgb(87, 205, 87)  hsl(120, 54%, 57%)  Lime Green
#cdcd57  rgb(205, 205, 87)  hsl(60, 54%, 57%)  Straw
#57cdcd  rgb(87, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 54%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise