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#CD87CD

#cd87cd ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cd87cd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 52.94% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 41.18% saturation and 66.67% 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 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 6.1.

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Relative luminance0.3471

Complementary

  1. #cd87cd
  2. #87cd87

Split complementary

  1. #cd87cd
  2. #aacd87
  3. #87cdaa

Analogous

  1. #aa87cd
  2. #cd87cd
  3. #cd87aa

Triadic

  1. #cd87cd
  2. #cdcd87
  3. #87cdcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd87cd
  2. #cd8787
  3. #87cd87
  4. #87cdcd

Square

  1. #cd87cd
  2. #cdaa87
  3. #87cd87
  4. #87aacd

Monochromatic

  1. #843784
  2. #b751b7
  3. #cd87cd
  4. #e4bde4
  5. #f9f1f9

Shades

#cd87cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd87cd
  2. #b97ab9
  3. #a46ca4
  4. #905f90
  5. #7b517b
  6. #674467
  7. #523652
  8. #3e293e
  9. #291b29
  10. #150e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd87cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd87cd
  2. #d293d2
  3. #d79fd7
  4. #dcabdc
  5. #e1b7e1
  6. #e6c3e6
  7. #ebcfeb
  8. #f0dbf0
  9. #f5e7f5
  10. #faf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd87cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd87cd
  2. #c586c5
  3. #be86be
  4. #b685b6
  5. #ae84ae
  6. #a784a7
  7. #9f839f
  8. #978297
  9. #8f818f
  10. #888188
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b396b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #829ad0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93a2cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d18da1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a592cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad98cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d08bb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd87cd {
  color: #cd87cd;
}
Background
.bg-cd87cd {
  background-color: #cd87cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd87cd {
  border: 2px solid #cd87cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd87cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 135 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 41% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd87cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd87cd, #cd87aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd87cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 135 205 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.10 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.48 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.99 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.11 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.34 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.71 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.14 #327832 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Orchid
#cd87cd  rgb(205, 135, 205)  hsl(300, 41%, 67%)  Orchid
#87cd87  rgb(135, 205, 135)  hsl(120, 41%, 67%)  Pistachio
#cdcd87  rgb(205, 205, 135)  hsl(60, 41%, 67%)  Dark Khaki
#87cdcd  rgb(135, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 41%, 67%)  Medium Turquoise