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#CD74CB

#cd74cb ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cd74cb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 45.49% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.41% magenta, 0.98% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 301.35°, with 47.09% saturation and 62.94% 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 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 2.61.

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Relative luminance0.2978

Complementary

  1. #cd74cb
  2. #74cd76

Split complementary

  1. #cd74cb
  2. #9ecd74
  3. #74cda2

Analogous

  1. #a274cd
  2. #cd74cb
  3. #cd749e

Triadic

  1. #cd74cb
  2. #cbcd74
  3. #74cbcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd74cb
  2. #cd7674
  3. #74cd76
  4. #74cbcd

Square

  1. #cd74cb
  2. #cda274
  3. #74cd76
  4. #749ecd

Monochromatic

  1. #7c2c7a
  2. #b441b1
  3. #cd74cb
  4. #e1ace0
  5. #f5e5f5

Shades

#cd74cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd74cb
  2. #b968b7
  3. #a45da2
  4. #90518e
  5. #7b467a
  6. #673a66
  7. #522e51
  8. #3e233d
  9. #291729
  10. #150c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd74cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd74cb
  2. #d282d0
  3. #d790d5
  4. #dc9edb
  5. #e1ace0
  6. #e6bae5
  7. #ebc7ea
  8. #f0d5ef
  9. #f5e3f5
  10. #faf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd74cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd74cb
  2. #c575c4
  3. #be76bc
  4. #b678b5
  5. #ae79ad
  6. #a77aa6
  7. #9f7b9e
  8. #977c97
  9. #8f7e8f
  10. #887f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae89ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e8dce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8699c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d27c96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d84cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a78bc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d079ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd74cb {
  color: #cd74cb;
}
Background
.bg-cd74cb {
  background-color: #cd74cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd74cb {
  border: 2px solid #cd74cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd74cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 116 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 47% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd74cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd74cb, #cd749e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd74cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 116 203 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 2.61 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 6.13 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.06 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.31 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.25 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.57 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.27 #328b34 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Orchid
#cd74cb  rgb(205, 116, 203)  hsl(301, 47%, 63%)  Orchid
#74cd76  rgb(116, 205, 118)  hsl(121, 47%, 63%)  Mantis
#cbcd74  rgb(203, 205, 116)  hsl(61, 47%, 63%)  Straw
#74cbcd  rgb(116, 203, 205)  hsl(181, 47%, 63%)  Medium Turquoise