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#CD5DEC

#cd5dec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd5dec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 36.47% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.14% cyan, 60.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 286.99°, with 79.01% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2686

Complementary

  1. #cd5dec
  2. #7cec5d

Split complementary

  1. #cd5dec
  2. #c4ec5d
  3. #5dec85

Analogous

  1. #855dec
  2. #cd5dec
  3. #ec5dc4

Triadic

  1. #cd5dec
  2. #eccd5d
  3. #5deccd

Tetradic

  1. #cd5dec
  2. #ec5d7c
  3. #7cec5d
  4. #5deccd

Square

  1. #cd5dec
  2. #ec855d
  3. #7cec5d
  4. #5dc4ec

Monochromatic

  1. #7f129e
  2. #b71ae2
  3. #cd5dec
  4. #e2a1f4
  5. #f7e6fc

Shades

#cd5dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd5dec
  2. #b954d4
  3. #a44abd
  4. #9041a5
  5. #7b388e
  6. #672f76
  7. #52255e
  8. #3e1c47
  9. #29132f
  10. #150918
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd5dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd5dec
  2. #d26dee
  3. #d77df0
  4. #dc8ef2
  5. #e19ef4
  6. #e6aef6
  7. #ebbef7
  8. #f0cef9
  9. #f5dffb
  10. #faeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd5dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd5dec
  2. #c561e1
  3. #be64d6
  4. #b668cc
  5. #ae6bc1
  6. #a76fb6
  7. #9f72ab
  8. #9776a0
  9. #8f7996
  10. #887d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab7dbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3686f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6491e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd759c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d78ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9980ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd6cc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd5dec {
  color: #cd5dec;
}
Background
.bg-cd5dec {
  background-color: #cd5dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd5dec {
  border: 2px solid #cd5dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd5dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 93 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd5dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd5dec, #ec5dc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd5dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 93 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.16 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.01 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.98 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.56 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.56 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.13 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.67 #32a213 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd5dec  rgb(205, 93, 236)  hsl(287, 79%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#7cec5d  rgb(124, 236, 93)  hsl(107, 79%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#eccd5d  rgb(236, 205, 93)  hsl(47, 79%, 65%)  Naples Yellow
#5deccd  rgb(93, 236, 205)  hsl(167, 79%, 65%)  Turquoise