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#CD5AE5

#cd5ae5 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd5ae5 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 35.29% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.48% cyan, 60.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 289.64°, with 72.77% saturation and 62.55% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2595

Complementary

  1. #cd5ae5
  2. #72e55a

Split complementary

  1. #cd5ae5
  2. #b8e55a
  3. #5ae588

Analogous

  1. #885ae5
  2. #cd5ae5
  3. #e55ab8

Triadic

  1. #cd5ae5
  2. #e5cd5a
  3. #5ae5cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd5ae5
  2. #e55a72
  3. #72e55a
  4. #5ae5cd

Square

  1. #cd5ae5
  2. #e5885a
  3. #72e55a
  4. #5ab8e5

Monochromatic

  1. #7b178f
  2. #b321d1
  3. #cd5ae5
  4. #e19cef
  5. #f5defa

Shades

#cd5ae5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd5ae5
  2. #b951ce
  3. #a448b7
  4. #903fa0
  5. #7b3689
  6. #672d73
  7. #52245c
  8. #3e1b45
  9. #29122e
  10. #150917
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd5ae5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd5ae5
  2. #d26be8
  3. #d77bea
  4. #dc8ced
  5. #e19cef
  6. #e6adf2
  7. #ebbdf5
  8. #f0cef7
  9. #f5defa
  10. #faeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd5ae5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd5ae5
  2. #c55edb
  3. #be62d1
  4. #b665c7
  5. #ae69bd
  6. #a76db3
  7. #9f71a8
  8. #97759e
  9. #8f7894
  10. #887c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa7bb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3883e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6690e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce7097 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d75e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a7ee3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce68bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd5ae5 {
  color: #cd5ae5;
}
Background
.bg-cd5ae5 {
  background-color: #cd5ae5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd5ae5 {
  border: 2px solid #cd5ae5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd5ae5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 90 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 73% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd5ae5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd5ae5, #e55ab8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd5ae5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 90 229 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.33 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.74 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.86 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.47 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.47 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.53 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.54 #32a51a Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd5ae5  rgb(205, 90, 229)  hsl(290, 73%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#72e55a  rgb(114, 229, 90)  hsl(110, 73%, 63%)  Pastel Green
#e5cd5a  rgb(229, 205, 90)  hsl(50, 73%, 63%)  Naples Yellow
#5ae5cd  rgb(90, 229, 205)  hsl(170, 73%, 63%)  Turquoise