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#D231DC

#d231dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#d231dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.35% red, 19.22% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.55% cyan, 77.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 296.49°, with 70.95% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.96.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.2107

Complementary

  1. #d231dc
  2. #3bdc31

Split complementary

  1. #d231dc
  2. #91dc31
  3. #31dc7d

Analogous

  1. #7d31dc
  2. #d231dc
  3. #dc3191

Triadic

  1. #d231dc
  2. #dcd231
  3. #31dcd2

Tetradic

  1. #d231dc
  2. #dc313b
  3. #3bdc31
  4. #31dcd2

Square

  1. #d231dc
  2. #dc7d31
  3. #3bdc31
  4. #3191dc

Monochromatic

  1. #5e1163
  2. #9d1ca5
  3. #d231dc
  4. #e072e7
  5. #efb4f2

Shades

#d231dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d231dc
  2. #bd2cc6
  3. #a827b0
  4. #93229a
  5. #7e1d84
  6. #69196e
  7. #541458
  8. #3f0f42
  9. #2a0a2c
  10. #150516
  11. #000000

Tints

#d231dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d231dc
  2. #d746e0
  3. #db5ae3
  4. #e06fe7
  5. #e483ea
  6. #e998ee
  7. #edadf1
  8. #f2c1f5
  9. #f6d6f8
  10. #fbeafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d231dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d231dc
  2. #ca39d3
  3. #c241ca
  4. #b949c0
  5. #b151b7
  6. #a959ae
  7. #a160a5
  8. #99689c
  9. #907092
  10. #887889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a768ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5985d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d75287 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #885fdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #996dda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d547af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d231dc {
  color: #d231dc;
}
Background
.bg-d231dc {
  background-color: #d231dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d231dc {
  border: 2px solid #d231dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d231dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 210 49 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d231dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d231dc, #dc3191);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d231dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(210 49 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.96 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.18 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.72 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.72 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.28 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.74 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.09 #2dce23 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#d231dc  rgb(210, 49, 220)  hsl(296, 71%, 53%)  Medium Orchid
#3bdc31  rgb(59, 220, 49)  hsl(116, 71%, 53%)  Lime Green
#dcd231  rgb(220, 210, 49)  hsl(56, 71%, 53%)  Citrine
#31dcd2  rgb(49, 220, 210)  hsl(176, 71%, 53%)  Turquoise