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#CD5AED

#cd5aed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd5aed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.5% cyan, 62.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 286.94°, with 80.33% saturation and 64.12% 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 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.97.

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Relative luminance0.2641

Complementary

  1. #cd5aed
  2. #7aed5a

Split complementary

  1. #cd5aed
  2. #c4ed5a
  3. #5aed84

Analogous

  1. #845aed
  2. #cd5aed
  3. #ed5ac4

Triadic

  1. #cd5aed
  2. #edcd5a
  3. #5aedcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd5aed
  2. #ed5a7a
  3. #7aed5a
  4. #5aedcd

Square

  1. #cd5aed
  2. #ed845a
  3. #7aed5a
  4. #5ac4ed

Monochromatic

  1. #7e119d
  2. #b619e2
  3. #cd5aed
  4. #e29ff5
  5. #f7e4fc

Shades

#cd5aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd5aed
  2. #b951d5
  3. #a448be
  4. #903fa6
  5. #7b368e
  6. #672d77
  7. #52245f
  8. #3e1b47
  9. #29122f
  10. #150918
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd5aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd5aed
  2. #d26bef
  3. #d77bf1
  4. #dc8cf2
  5. #e19cf4
  6. #e6adf6
  7. #ebbdf8
  8. #f0cefa
  9. #f5defb
  10. #faeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd5aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd5aed
  2. #c55ee2
  3. #be62d7
  4. #b665cc
  5. #ae69c1
  6. #a76db7
  7. #9f71ac
  8. #9775a1
  9. #8f7896
  10. #887c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa7bbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e85f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6190e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd739c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c76f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #987eeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd6ac2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd5aed {
  color: #cd5aed;
}
Background
.bg-cd5aed {
  background-color: #cd5aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd5aed {
  border: 2px solid #cd5aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd5aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 90 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 80% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd5aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd5aed, #ed5ac4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd5aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 90 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.97 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.43 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.36 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.36 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.44 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.57 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.67 #32a512 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd5aed  rgb(205, 90, 237)  hsl(287, 80%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#7aed5a  rgb(122, 237, 90)  hsl(107, 80%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#edcd5a  rgb(237, 205, 90)  hsl(47, 80%, 64%)  Naples Yellow
#5aedcd  rgb(90, 237, 205)  hsl(167, 80%, 64%)  Aquamarine