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#D238CA

#d238ca ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#d238ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.35% red, 21.96% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.33% magenta, 3.81% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 303.12°, with 63.11% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.42.

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Relative luminance0.2079

Complementary

  1. #d238ca
  2. #38d240

Split complementary

  1. #d238ca
  2. #7dd238
  3. #38d28d

Analogous

  1. #8d38d2
  2. #d238ca
  3. #d2387d

Triadic

  1. #d238ca
  2. #cad238
  3. #38cad2

Tetradic

  1. #d238ca
  2. #d24038
  3. #38d240
  4. #38cad2

Square

  1. #d238ca
  2. #d28d38
  3. #38d240
  4. #387dd2

Monochromatic

  1. #5c1558
  2. #9b2394
  3. #d238ca
  4. #e076db
  5. #eeb5eb

Shades

#d238ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d238ca
  2. #bd32b6
  3. #a82da2
  4. #93278d
  5. #7e2279
  6. #691c65
  7. #541651
  8. #3f113d
  9. #2a0b28
  10. #150614
  11. #000000

Tints

#d238ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d238ca
  2. #d74ccf
  3. #db60d5
  4. #e074da
  5. #e488df
  6. #e99ce5
  7. #edafea
  8. #f2c3ef
  9. #f6d7f4
  10. #fbebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d238ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d238ca
  2. #ca3fc3
  3. #c246bb
  4. #b94eb4
  5. #b155ac
  6. #a95ca5
  7. #a1639e
  8. #996a96
  9. #90728f
  10. #887987
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a669a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2570ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6785c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da4d7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e5fcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6ec8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d745a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d238ca {
  color: #d238ca;
}
Background
.bg-d238ca {
  background-color: #d238ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d238ca {
  border: 2px solid #d238ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d238ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 210 56 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 63% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d238ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d238ca, #d2387d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d238ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(210 56 202 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.42 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.57 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.87 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.87 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.65 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.09 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.34 #2dc735 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#d238ca  rgb(210, 56, 202)  hsl(303, 63%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#38d240  rgb(56, 210, 64)  hsl(123, 63%, 52%)  Lime Green
#cad238  rgb(202, 210, 56)  hsl(63, 63%, 52%)  Pear
#38cad2  rgb(56, 202, 210)  hsl(183, 63%, 52%)  Dark Turquoise