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#CD5EF5

#cd5ef5 ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#cd5ef5 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 36.86% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.33% cyan, 61.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 284.11°, with 88.3% saturation and 66.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 5.57.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2758

Complementary

  1. #cd5ef5
  2. #86f55e

Split complementary

  1. #cd5ef5
  2. #d1f55e
  3. #5ef582

Analogous

  1. #825ef5
  2. #cd5ef5
  3. #f55ed1

Triadic

  1. #cd5ef5
  2. #f5cd5e
  3. #5ef5cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd5ef5
  2. #f55e86
  3. #86f55e
  4. #5ef5cd

Square

  1. #cd5ef5
  2. #f5825e
  3. #86f55e
  4. #5ed1f5

Monochromatic

  1. #840baf
  2. #b716f1
  3. #cd5ef5
  4. #e3a6f9
  5. #f9ecfe

Shades

#cd5ef5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd5ef5
  2. #b955dd
  3. #a44bc4
  4. #9042ac
  5. #7b3893
  6. #672f7b
  7. #522662
  8. #3e1c4a
  9. #291331
  10. #150919
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd5ef5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd5ef5
  2. #d26ef6
  3. #d77ef7
  4. #dc8ef8
  5. #e19ef9
  6. #e6affa
  7. #ebbffb
  8. #f0cffc
  9. #f5dffd
  10. #faeffe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd5ef5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd5ef5
  2. #c561e9
  3. #be65de
  4. #b668d2
  5. #ae6cc6
  6. #a76fbb
  7. #9f72af
  8. #9776a3
  9. #8f7997
  10. #887d8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab7ec1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b89fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e92f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb79a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b7af8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9781f3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc6fc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd5ef5 {
  color: #cd5ef5;
}
Background
.bg-cd5ef5 {
  background-color: #cd5ef5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd5ef5 {
  border: 2px solid #cd5ef5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd5ef5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 94 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 88% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd5ef5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd5ef5, #f55ed1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd5ef5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 94 245 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.57 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.12 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.70 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.70 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.81 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.23 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.99 #32a10a Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#cd5ef5  rgb(205, 94, 245)  hsl(284, 88%, 66%)  Heliotrope
#86f55e  rgb(134, 245, 94)  hsl(104, 88%, 66%)  Lawn Green
#f5cd5e  rgb(245, 205, 94)  hsl(44, 88%, 66%)  Naples Yellow
#5ef5cd  rgb(94, 245, 205)  hsl(164, 88%, 66%)  Aquamarine