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#CD35EA

#cd35ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd35ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 20.78% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.39% cyan, 77.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 290.39°, with 81.17% saturation and 56.27% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.2147

Complementary

  1. #cd35ea
  2. #52ea35

Split complementary

  1. #cd35ea
  2. #acea35
  3. #35ea72

Analogous

  1. #7235ea
  2. #cd35ea
  3. #ea35ac

Triadic

  1. #cd35ea
  2. #eacd35
  3. #35eacd

Tetradic

  1. #cd35ea
  2. #ea3552
  3. #52ea35
  4. #35eacd

Square

  1. #cd35ea
  2. #ea7235
  3. #52ea35
  4. #35acea

Monochromatic

  1. #680d79
  2. #a314bf
  3. #cd35ea
  4. #de7af1
  5. #efc0f8

Shades

#cd35ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd35ea
  2. #b930d3
  3. #a42abb
  4. #9025a4
  5. #7b208c
  6. #671b75
  7. #52155e
  8. #3e1046
  9. #290b2f
  10. #150517
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd35ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd35ea
  2. #d249ec
  3. #d75dee
  4. #dc72f0
  5. #e186f2
  6. #e69af5
  7. #ebaef7
  8. #f0c2f9
  9. #f5d7fb
  10. #faebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd35ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd35ea
  2. #c53ddf
  3. #be44d5
  4. #b64cca
  5. #ae53c0
  6. #a75bb5
  7. #9f62aa
  8. #976aa0
  9. #8f7195
  10. #88798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a46ab4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4985e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce5c90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8162ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #916ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce4fbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd35ea {
  color: #cd35ea;
}
Background
.bg-cd35ea {
  background-color: #cd35ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd35ea {
  border: 2px solid #cd35ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd35ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 53 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 81% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd35ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd35ea, #ea35ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd35ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 53 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.92 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.58 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.76 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.76 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.90 #32ca15 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd35ea  rgb(205, 53, 234)  hsl(290, 81%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#52ea35  rgb(82, 234, 53)  hsl(110, 81%, 56%)  Neon Green
#eacd35  rgb(234, 205, 53)  hsl(50, 81%, 56%)  Citrine
#35eacd  rgb(53, 234, 205)  hsl(170, 81%, 56%)  Turquoise