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#D42EEA

#d42eea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#d42eea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.14% red, 18.04% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.4% cyan, 80.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 292.98°, with 81.74% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.47.

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Relative luminance0.2189

Complementary

  1. #d42eea
  2. #44ea2e

Split complementary

  1. #d42eea
  2. #a2ea2e
  3. #2eea76

Analogous

  1. #762eea
  2. #d42eea
  3. #ea2ea2

Triadic

  1. #d42eea
  2. #ead42e
  3. #2eead4

Tetradic

  1. #d42eea
  2. #ea2e44
  3. #44ea2e
  4. #2eead4

Square

  1. #d42eea
  2. #ea762e
  3. #44ea2e
  4. #2ea2ea

Monochromatic

  1. #670c73
  2. #a513b9
  3. #d42eea
  4. #e274f1
  5. #f1b9f8

Shades

#d42eea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d42eea
  2. #bf29d3
  3. #aa25bb
  4. #9420a4
  5. #7f1c8c
  6. #6a1775
  7. #55125e
  8. #400e46
  9. #2a092f
  10. #150517
  11. #000000

Tints

#d42eea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d42eea
  2. #d843ec
  3. #dd58ee
  4. #e16df0
  5. #e582f2
  6. #ea97f5
  7. #eeabf7
  8. #f2c0f9
  9. #f6d5fb
  10. #fbeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d42eea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d42eea
  2. #cc36df
  3. #c33ed5
  4. #bb47ca
  5. #b24fc0
  6. #aa57b5
  7. #a25faa
  8. #9967a0
  9. #917095
  10. #88788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a969b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f87e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7578e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8660ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #976ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d64aba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d42eea {
  color: #d42eea;
}
Background
.bg-d42eea {
  background-color: #d42eea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d42eea {
  border: 2px solid #d42eea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d42eea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 46 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d42eea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d42eea, #ea2ea2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d42eea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 46 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.47 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.22 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.87 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.87 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.31 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.38 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.50 #2bd115 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#d42eea  rgb(212, 46, 234)  hsl(293, 82%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#44ea2e  rgb(68, 234, 46)  hsl(113, 82%, 55%)  Neon Green
#ead42e  rgb(234, 212, 46)  hsl(53, 82%, 55%)  Citrine
#2eead4  rgb(46, 234, 212)  hsl(173, 82%, 55%)  Turquoise