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#CF38EA

#cf38ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cf38ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.54% cyan, 76.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 290.9°, with 80.91% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.2203

Complementary

  1. #cf38ea
  2. #53ea38

Split complementary

  1. #cf38ea
  2. #acea38
  3. #38ea76

Analogous

  1. #7638ea
  2. #cf38ea
  3. #ea38ac

Triadic

  1. #cf38ea
  2. #eacf38
  3. #38eacf

Tetradic

  1. #cf38ea
  2. #ea3853
  3. #53ea38
  4. #38eacf

Square

  1. #cf38ea
  2. #ea7638
  3. #53ea38
  4. #38acea

Monochromatic

  1. #6b0d7c
  2. #a714c1
  3. #cf38ea
  4. #e07df1
  5. #f0c2f9

Shades

#cf38ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf38ea
  2. #ba32d3
  3. #a62dbb
  4. #9127a4
  5. #7c228c
  6. #681c75
  7. #53165e
  8. #3e1146
  9. #290b2f
  10. #150617
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf38ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf38ea
  2. #d44cec
  3. #d960ee
  4. #dd74f0
  5. #e288f2
  6. #e79cf5
  7. #ecaff7
  8. #f1c3f9
  9. #f5d7fb
  10. #faebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf38ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf38ea
  2. #c73fdf
  3. #bf46d5
  4. #b74eca
  5. #af55c0
  6. #a85cb5
  7. #a063aa
  8. #986aa0
  9. #907295
  10. #88798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a66bb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e87e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d05d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8464ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #946fe8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d051bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf38ea {
  color: #cf38ea;
}
Background
.bg-cf38ea {
  background-color: #cf38ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf38ea {
  border: 2px solid #cf38ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf38ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 56 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf38ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf38ea, #ea38ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf38ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 56 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.79 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.17 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.26 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.26 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.81 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.84 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.06 #30c715 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cf38ea  rgb(207, 56, 234)  hsl(291, 81%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#53ea38  rgb(83, 234, 56)  hsl(111, 81%, 57%)  Neon Green
#eacf38  rgb(234, 207, 56)  hsl(51, 81%, 57%)  Citrine
#38eacf  rgb(56, 234, 207)  hsl(171, 81%, 57%)  Turquoise