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#CD79CA

#cd79ca ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cd79ca is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 47.45% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.98% magenta, 1.46% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 302.14°, with 45.65% saturation and 63.92% 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 7.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.3092

Complementary

  1. #cd79ca
  2. #79cd7c

Split complementary

  1. #cd79ca
  2. #a0cd79
  3. #79cda6

Analogous

  1. #a679cd
  2. #cd79ca
  3. #cd79a0

Triadic

  1. #cd79ca
  2. #cacd79
  3. #79cacd

Tetradic

  1. #cd79ca
  2. #cd7c79
  3. #79cd7c
  4. #79cacd

Square

  1. #cd79ca
  2. #cda679
  3. #79cd7c
  4. #79a0cd

Monochromatic

  1. #7e2f7b
  2. #b644b2
  3. #cd79ca
  4. #e2b1e0
  5. #f7e8f6

Shades

#cd79ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd79ca
  2. #b96db6
  3. #a461a2
  4. #90558d
  5. #7b4979
  6. #673d65
  7. #523051
  8. #3e243d
  9. #291828
  10. #150c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd79ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd79ca
  2. #d286cf
  3. #d794d5
  4. #dca1da
  5. #e1afdf
  6. #e6bce5
  7. #ebc9ea
  8. #f0d7ef
  9. #f5e4f4
  10. #faf2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd79ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd79ca
  2. #c57ac3
  3. #be7abb
  4. #b67bb4
  5. #ae7cac
  6. #a77da5
  7. #9f7d9e
  8. #977e96
  9. #8f7f8f
  10. #887f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af8cae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7490cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a9bc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d28098 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f87cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a98fc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d07dae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd79ca {
  color: #cd79ca;
}
Background
.bg-cd79ca {
  background-color: #cd79ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd79ca {
  border: 2px solid #cd79ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd79ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 121 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 46% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd79ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd79ca, #cd79a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd79ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 121 202 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 3.34 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 5.84 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.06 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.17 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.60 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.73 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.78 #328635 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Orchid
#cd79ca  rgb(205, 121, 202)  hsl(302, 46%, 64%)  Orchid
#79cd7c  rgb(121, 205, 124)  hsl(122, 46%, 64%)  Mantis
#cacd79  rgb(202, 205, 121)  hsl(62, 46%, 64%)  Dark Khaki
#79cacd  rgb(121, 202, 205)  hsl(182, 46%, 64%)  Medium Turquoise