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#CD6AE4

#cd6ae4 ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cd6ae4 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 41.57% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.09% cyan, 53.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 288.69°, with 69.32% saturation and 65.49% 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 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 4.6.

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Relative luminance0.2889

Complementary

  1. #cd6ae4
  2. #81e46a

Split complementary

  1. #cd6ae4
  2. #bee46a
  3. #6ae490

Analogous

  1. #906ae4
  2. #cd6ae4
  3. #e46abe

Triadic

  1. #cd6ae4
  2. #e4cd6a
  3. #6ae4cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd6ae4
  2. #e46a81
  3. #81e46a
  4. #6ae4cd

Square

  1. #cd6ae4
  2. #e4906a
  3. #81e46a
  4. #6abee4

Monochromatic

  1. #821c99
  2. #b729d8
  3. #cd6ae4
  4. #e3abf0
  5. #f8ecfb

Shades

#cd6ae4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd6ae4
  2. #b95fcd
  3. #a455b6
  4. #904aa0
  5. #7b4089
  6. #673572
  7. #522a5b
  8. #3e2044
  9. #29152e
  10. #150b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd6ae4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd6ae4
  2. #d279e7
  3. #d788e9
  4. #dc97ec
  5. #e1a6ef
  6. #e6b5f2
  7. #ebc3f4
  8. #f0d2f7
  9. #f5e1fa
  10. #faf0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd6ae4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd6ae4
  2. #c56cda
  3. #be6ed0
  4. #b671c6
  5. #ae73bc
  6. #a775b2
  7. #9f77a8
  8. #97799e
  9. #8f7c94
  10. #887e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad84b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #538be8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7396e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce7c9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #947fe6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f87e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce75be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd6ae4 {
  color: #cd6ae4;
}
Background
.bg-cd6ae4 {
  background-color: #cd6ae4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd6ae4 {
  border: 2px solid #cd6ae4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd6ae4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 106 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 69% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd6ae4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd6ae4, #e46abe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd6ae4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 106 228 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.60 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 4.82 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.18 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.48 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.14 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.01 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.02 #32951b Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Orchid
#cd6ae4  rgb(205, 106, 228)  hsl(289, 69%, 65%)  Orchid
#81e46a  rgb(129, 228, 106)  hsl(109, 69%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#e4cd6a  rgb(228, 205, 106)  hsl(49, 69%, 65%)  Buff
#6ae4cd  rgb(106, 228, 205)  hsl(169, 69%, 65%)  Turquoise