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#CE53CF

#ce53cf ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ce53cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 32.55% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.48% cyan, 59.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 299.52°, with 56.36% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.2381

Complementary

  1. #ce53cf
  2. #54cf53

Split complementary

  1. #ce53cf
  2. #92cf53
  3. #53cf90

Analogous

  1. #9053cf
  2. #ce53cf
  3. #cf5392

Triadic

  1. #ce53cf
  2. #cfce53
  3. #53cfce

Tetradic

  1. #ce53cf
  2. #cf5354
  3. #54cf53
  4. #53cfce

Square

  1. #ce53cf
  2. #cf9053
  3. #54cf53
  4. #5392cf

Monochromatic

  1. #6a1e6b
  2. #a62fa7
  3. #ce53cf
  4. #df8fe0
  5. #f0cbf0

Shades

#ce53cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce53cf
  2. #b94bba
  3. #a542a6
  4. #903a91
  5. #7c327c
  6. #672a68
  7. #522153
  8. #3e193e
  9. #291129
  10. #150815
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce53cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce53cf
  2. #d364d4
  3. #d875d9
  4. #dd87dd
  5. #e298e2
  6. #e7a9e7
  7. #ebbaec
  8. #f0cbf1
  9. #f5ddf5
  10. #faeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce53cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce53cf
  2. #c658c7
  3. #be5cbf
  4. #b761b7
  5. #af65af
  6. #a76aa8
  7. #9f6ea0
  8. #977398
  9. #907790
  10. #887c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a875a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #447cd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f8ccc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4638a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #916ed1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e79cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d15daa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce53cf {
  color: #ce53cf;
}
Background
.bg-ce53cf {
  background-color: #ce53cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce53cf {
  border: 2px solid #ce53cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce53cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 83 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 56% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce53cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce53cf, #cf5392);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce53cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 83 207 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.07 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.71 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.35 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.40 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.40 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.70 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.23 #31ac30 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ce53cf  rgb(206, 83, 207)  hsl(300, 56%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#54cf53  rgb(84, 207, 83)  hsl(120, 56%, 57%)  Lime Green
#cfce53  rgb(207, 206, 83)  hsl(60, 56%, 57%)  Straw
#53cfce  rgb(83, 207, 206)  hsl(180, 56%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise