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#D538CD

#d538cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#d538cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.53% red, 21.96% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.71% magenta, 3.76% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 303.06°, with 65.15% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.47.

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Relative luminance0.2138

Complementary

  1. #d538cd
  2. #38d540

Split complementary

  1. #d538cd
  2. #7fd538
  3. #38d58f

Analogous

  1. #8f38d5
  2. #d538cd
  3. #d5387f

Triadic

  1. #d538cd
  2. #cdd538
  3. #38cdd5

Tetradic

  1. #d538cd
  2. #d54038
  3. #38d540
  4. #38cdd5

Square

  1. #d538cd
  2. #d58f38
  3. #38d540
  4. #387fd5

Monochromatic

  1. #60145c
  2. #9f2299
  3. #d538cd
  4. #e277dd
  5. #f0b6ed

Shades

#d538cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d538cd
  2. #c032b9
  3. #aa2da4
  4. #952790
  5. #80227b
  6. #6b1c67
  7. #551652
  8. #40113e
  9. #2b0b29
  10. #150615
  11. #000000

Tints

#d538cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d538cd
  2. #d94cd2
  3. #dd60d7
  4. #e274dc
  5. #e688e1
  6. #ea9ce6
  7. #eeafeb
  8. #f2c3f0
  9. #f7d7f5
  10. #fbebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d538cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d538cd
  2. #cd3fc5
  3. #c446be
  4. #bc4eb6
  5. #b355ae
  6. #ab5ca7
  7. #a2639f
  8. #9a6a97
  9. #91728f
  10. #897988
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a96aa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2472d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6887c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd4d80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9060cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a070cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da46a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d538cd {
  color: #d538cd;
}
Background
.bg-d538cd {
  background-color: #d538cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d538cd {
  border: 2px solid #d538cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d538cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 213 56 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 65% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d538cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d538cd, #d5387f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d538cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(213 56 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.47 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.24 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.22 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.22 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.71 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.92 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.67 #2ac732 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#d538cd  rgb(213, 56, 205)  hsl(303, 65%, 53%)  Medium Orchid
#38d540  rgb(56, 213, 64)  hsl(123, 65%, 53%)  Lime Green
#cdd538  rgb(205, 213, 56)  hsl(63, 65%, 53%)  Pear
#38cdd5  rgb(56, 205, 213)  hsl(183, 65%, 53%)  Dark Turquoise