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#CD5CE8

#cd5ce8 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd5ce8 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 36.08% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.64% cyan, 60.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 288.43°, with 75.27% saturation and 63.53% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.74.

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Relative luminance0.2646

Complementary

  1. #cd5ce8
  2. #77e85c

Split complementary

  1. #cd5ce8
  2. #bde85c
  3. #5ce887

Analogous

  1. #875ce8
  2. #cd5ce8
  3. #e85cbd

Triadic

  1. #cd5ce8
  2. #e8cd5c
  3. #5ce8cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd5ce8
  2. #e85c77
  3. #77e85c
  4. #5ce8cd

Square

  1. #cd5ce8
  2. #e8875c
  3. #77e85c
  4. #5cbde8

Monochromatic

  1. #7d1596
  2. #b51fd9
  3. #cd5ce8
  4. #e29ff1
  5. #f6e2fb

Shades

#cd5ce8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd5ce8
  2. #b953d1
  3. #a44aba
  4. #9040a2
  5. #7b378b
  6. #672e74
  7. #52255d
  8. #3e1c46
  9. #29122e
  10. #150917
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd5ce8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd5ce8
  2. #d26cea
  3. #d77ded
  4. #dc8def
  5. #e19df1
  6. #e6aef4
  7. #ebbef6
  8. #f0cef8
  9. #f5defa
  10. #faeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd5ce8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd5ce8
  2. #c560de
  3. #be63d3
  4. #b667c9
  5. #ae6abe
  6. #a76eb4
  7. #9f72aa
  8. #97759f
  9. #8f7995
  10. #887c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa7cb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3985ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6691e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce739a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d77eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a7fe6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd6abe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd5ce8 {
  color: #cd5ce8;
}
Background
.bg-cd5ce8 {
  background-color: #cd5ce8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd5ce8 {
  border: 2px solid #cd5ce8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd5ce8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 92 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 75% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd5ce8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd5ce8, #e85cbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd5ce8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 92 232 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.74 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.38 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.73 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.54 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.54 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.23 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.58 #32a317 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd5ce8  rgb(205, 92, 232)  hsl(288, 75%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#77e85c  rgb(119, 232, 92)  hsl(108, 75%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#e8cd5c  rgb(232, 205, 92)  hsl(48, 75%, 64%)  Naples Yellow
#5ce8cd  rgb(92, 232, 205)  hsl(168, 75%, 64%)  Turquoise