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#CF38DB

#cf38db ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cf38db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 21.96% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.48% cyan, 74.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 295.58°, with 69.36% saturation and 53.92% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.34.

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Relative luminance0.2121

Complementary

  1. #cf38db
  2. #44db38

Split complementary

  1. #cf38db
  2. #96db38
  3. #38db7d

Analogous

  1. #7d38db
  2. #cf38db
  3. #db3896

Triadic

  1. #cf38db
  2. #dbcf38
  3. #38dbcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf38db
  2. #db3844
  3. #44db38
  4. #38dbcf

Square

  1. #cf38db
  2. #db7d38
  3. #44db38
  4. #3896db

Monochromatic

  1. #611367
  2. #9e1ea8
  3. #cf38db
  4. #df79e7
  5. #eebaf2

Shades

#cf38db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf38db
  2. #ba32c5
  3. #a62daf
  4. #912799
  5. #7c2283
  6. #681c6e
  7. #531658
  8. #3e1142
  9. #290b2c
  10. #150616
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf38db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf38db
  2. #d44cdf
  3. #d960e2
  4. #dd74e6
  5. #e288e9
  6. #e79ced
  7. #ecaff1
  8. #f1c3f4
  9. #f5d7f8
  10. #faebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf38db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf38db
  2. #c73fd2
  3. #bf46c9
  4. #b74ec0
  5. #af55b7
  6. #a85cae
  7. #a063a4
  8. #986a9b
  9. #907292
  10. #887989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a56aac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a85d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d35688 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8861de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #976ed9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d24baf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf38db {
  color: #cf38db;
}
Background
.bg-cf38db {
  background-color: #cf38db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf38db {
  border: 2px solid #cf38db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf38db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 56 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf38db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf38db, #db3896);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf38db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 56 219 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.34 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.31 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.91 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.91 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.48 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.41 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.72 #30c724 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cf38db  rgb(207, 56, 219)  hsl(296, 69%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#44db38  rgb(68, 219, 56)  hsl(116, 69%, 54%)  Lime Green
#dbcf38  rgb(219, 207, 56)  hsl(56, 69%, 54%)  Citrine
#38dbcf  rgb(56, 219, 207)  hsl(176, 69%, 54%)  Turquoise