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#CD72ED

#cd72ed ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cd72ed is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 44.71% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.5% cyan, 51.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 284.39°, with 77.36% saturation and 68.82% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.3113

Complementary

  1. #cd72ed
  2. #92ed72

Split complementary

  1. #cd72ed
  2. #cfed72
  3. #72ed8f

Analogous

  1. #8f72ed
  2. #cd72ed
  3. #ed72cf

Triadic

  1. #cd72ed
  2. #edcd72
  3. #72edcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd72ed
  2. #ed7292
  3. #92ed72
  4. #72edcd

Square

  1. #cd72ed
  2. #ed8f72
  3. #92ed72
  4. #72cfed

Monochromatic

  1. #8816b0
  2. #b52ee4
  3. #cd72ed
  4. #e5b6f6
  5. #f9edfd

Shades

#cd72ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd72ed
  2. #b967d5
  3. #a45bbe
  4. #9050a6
  5. #7b448e
  6. #673977
  7. #522e5f
  8. #3e2247
  9. #29172f
  10. #150b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd72ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd72ed
  2. #d280ef
  3. #d78ef1
  4. #dc9cf2
  5. #e1aaf4
  6. #e6b9f6
  7. #ebc7f8
  8. #f0d5fa
  9. #f5e3fb
  10. #faf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd72ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd72ed
  2. #c573e2
  3. #be75d7
  4. #b676cc
  5. #ae78c1
  6. #a779b7
  7. #9f7aac
  8. #977ca1
  9. #8f7d96
  10. #887f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af8ac0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5892f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #749aea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc85a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9586ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a08ceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc7ec6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd72ed {
  color: #cd72ed;
}
Background
.bg-cd72ed {
  background-color: #cd72ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd72ed {
  border: 2px solid #cd72ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd72ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 114 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 77% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd72ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd72ed, #ed72cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd72ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 114 237 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 3.41 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.32 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.41 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.37 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.23 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.29 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.03 #328d12 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#cd72ed  rgb(205, 114, 237)  hsl(284, 77%, 69%)  Heliotrope
#92ed72  rgb(146, 237, 114)  hsl(104, 77%, 69%)  Light Green
#edcd72  rgb(237, 205, 114)  hsl(44, 77%, 69%)  Jasmine
#72edcd  rgb(114, 237, 205)  hsl(164, 77%, 69%)  Aquamarine