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#D242FA

#d242fa ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#d242fa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.35% red, 25.88% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16% cyan, 73.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 286.96°, with 94.85% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.96.

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Relative luminance0.245

Complementary

  1. #d242fa
  2. #6afa42

Split complementary

  1. #d242fa
  2. #c6fa42
  3. #42fa76

Analogous

  1. #7642fa
  2. #d242fa
  3. #fa42c6

Triadic

  1. #d242fa
  2. #fad242
  3. #42fad2

Tetradic

  1. #d242fa
  2. #fa426a
  3. #6afa42
  4. #42fad2

Square

  1. #d242fa
  2. #fa7642
  3. #6afa42
  4. #42c6fa

Monochromatic

  1. #7d049f
  2. #b806e9
  3. #d242fa
  4. #e48dfc
  5. #f5d7fe

Shades

#d242fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d242fa
  2. #bd3be1
  3. #a835c8
  4. #932eaf
  5. #7e2896
  6. #69217d
  7. #541a64
  8. #3f144b
  9. #2a0d32
  10. #150719
  11. #000000

Tints

#d242fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d242fa
  2. #d755fb
  3. #db68fb
  4. #e07bfc
  5. #e48efc
  6. #e9a1fd
  7. #edb3fd
  8. #f2c6fe
  9. #f6d9fe
  10. #fbecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d242fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d242fa
  2. #ca48ee
  3. #c24ee2
  4. #b955d5
  5. #b15bc9
  6. #a961bd
  7. #a167b1
  8. #996da5
  9. #907498
  10. #887a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab72c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #488cf6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0699c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #856cfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9475f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d15cc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d242fa {
  color: #d242fa;
}
Background
.bg-d242fa {
  background-color: #d242fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d242fa {
  border: 2px solid #d242fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d242fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 210 66 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 95% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d242fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d242fa, #fa42c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d242fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(210 66 250 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.96 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.36 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.36 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.30 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.96 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.48 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.09 #2dbd05 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#d242fa  rgb(210, 66, 250)  hsl(287, 95%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#6afa42  rgb(106, 250, 66)  hsl(107, 95%, 62%)  Neon Green
#fad242  rgb(250, 210, 66)  hsl(47, 95%, 62%)  Mustard
#42fad2  rgb(66, 250, 210)  hsl(167, 95%, 62%)  Aquamarine