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#CE17D2

#ce17d2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ce17d2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 9.02% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.9% cyan, 89.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 298.72°, with 80.26% saturation and 45.69% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.78.

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Relative luminance0.1839

Complementary

  1. #ce17d2
  2. #1bd217

Split complementary

  1. #ce17d2
  2. #78d217
  3. #17d271

Analogous

  1. #7117d2
  2. #ce17d2
  3. #d21778

Triadic

  1. #ce17d2
  2. #d2ce17
  3. #17d2ce

Tetradic

  1. #ce17d2
  2. #d2171b
  3. #1bd217
  4. #17d2ce

Square

  1. #ce17d2
  2. #d27117
  3. #1bd217
  4. #1778d2

Monochromatic

  1. #470848
  2. #8a0f8d
  3. #ce17d2
  4. #e84aeb
  5. #f18ff3

Shades

#ce17d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce17d2
  2. #b915bd
  3. #a512a8
  4. #901093
  5. #7c0e7e
  6. #670c69
  7. #520954
  8. #3e073f
  9. #29052a
  10. #150215
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce17d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce17d2
  2. #d32ed7
  3. #d845db
  4. #dd5de0
  5. #e274e4
  6. #e78be9
  7. #eba2ed
  8. #f0b9f2
  9. #f5d1f6
  10. #fae8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce17d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce17d2
  2. #c622ca
  3. #be2cc2
  4. #b737b9
  5. #af41b1
  6. #a74ca9
  7. #9f56a1
  8. #976199
  9. #906b90
  10. #887688
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a15fa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #537ece ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4427d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8454d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9565d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d236a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce17d2 {
  color: #ce17d2;
}
Background
.bg-ce17d2 {
  background-color: #ce17d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce17d2 {
  border: 2px solid #ce17d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce17d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 23 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 80% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce17d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce17d2, #d21778);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce17d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 23 210 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.78 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.94 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.27 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.66 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.27 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.29 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.29 #31e82d Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ce17d2  rgb(206, 23, 210)  hsl(299, 80%, 46%)  Medium Orchid
#1bd217  rgb(27, 210, 23)  hsl(119, 80%, 46%)  Lime Green
#d2ce17  rgb(210, 206, 23)  hsl(59, 80%, 46%)  Citrine
#17d2ce  rgb(23, 210, 206)  hsl(179, 80%, 46%)  Medium Turquoise