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#CD2CD2

#cd2cd2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd2cd2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 17.25% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.38% cyan, 79.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 298.19°, with 65.35% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.47.

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Relative luminance0.1943

Complementary

  1. #cd2cd2
  2. #31d22c

Split complementary

  1. #cd2cd2
  2. #84d22c
  3. #2cd27a

Analogous

  1. #7a2cd2
  2. #cd2cd2
  3. #d22c84

Triadic

  1. #cd2cd2
  2. #d2cd2c
  3. #2cd2cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2cd2
  2. #d22c31
  3. #31d22c
  4. #2cd2cd

Square

  1. #cd2cd2
  2. #d27a2c
  3. #31d22c
  4. #2c84d2

Monochromatic

  1. #511153
  2. #8f1f93
  3. #cd2cd2
  4. #dc6be0
  5. #ebaaed

Shades

#cd2cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2cd2
  2. #b928bd
  3. #a423a8
  4. #901f93
  5. #7b1a7e
  6. #671669
  7. #521254
  8. #3e0d3f
  9. #29092a
  10. #150415
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2cd2
  2. #d241d7
  3. #d756db
  4. #dc6be0
  5. #e180e4
  6. #e696e9
  7. #ebabed
  8. #f0c0f2
  9. #f5d5f6
  10. #faeafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2cd2
  2. #c534ca
  3. #be3dc2
  4. #b645b9
  5. #ae4eb1
  6. #a756a9
  7. #9f5ea1
  8. #976799
  9. #8f6f90
  10. #887888
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a264a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dd6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5981ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d34b80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #865ad5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9669d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d041a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2cd2 {
  color: #cd2cd2;
}
Background
.bg-cd2cd2 {
  background-color: #cd2cd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd2cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #cd2cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 44 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 65% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2cd2, #d22c84);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 44 210 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.47 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.34 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.46 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.47 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.47 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.89 #32d32d Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd2cd2  rgb(205, 44, 210)  hsl(298, 65%, 50%)  Medium Orchid
#31d22c  rgb(49, 210, 44)  hsl(118, 65%, 50%)  Lime Green
#d2cd2c  rgb(210, 205, 44)  hsl(58, 65%, 50%)  Citrine
#2cd2cd  rgb(44, 210, 205)  hsl(178, 65%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise