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#CD38EA

#cd38ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd38ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 21.96% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.39% cyan, 76.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 290.22°, with 80.91% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.73.

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Relative luminance0.2175

Complementary

  1. #cd38ea
  2. #55ea38

Split complementary

  1. #cd38ea
  2. #aeea38
  3. #38ea74

Analogous

  1. #7438ea
  2. #cd38ea
  3. #ea38ae

Triadic

  1. #cd38ea
  2. #eacd38
  3. #38eacd

Tetradic

  1. #cd38ea
  2. #ea3855
  3. #55ea38
  4. #38eacd

Square

  1. #cd38ea
  2. #ea7438
  3. #55ea38
  4. #38aeea

Monochromatic

  1. #6a0d7c
  2. #a514c1
  3. #cd38ea
  4. #de7df1
  5. #f0c2f9

Shades

#cd38ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd38ea
  2. #b932d3
  3. #a42dbb
  4. #9027a4
  5. #7b228c
  6. #671c75
  7. #52165e
  8. #3e1146
  9. #290b2f
  10. #150617
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd38ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd38ea
  2. #d24cec
  3. #d760ee
  4. #dc74f0
  5. #e188f2
  6. #e69cf5
  7. #ebaff7
  8. #f0c3f9
  9. #f5d7fb
  10. #faebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd38ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd38ea
  2. #c53fdf
  3. #be46d5
  4. #b64eca
  5. #ae55c0
  6. #a75cb5
  7. #9f63aa
  8. #976aa0
  9. #8f7295
  10. #88798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a56bb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b86e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce5d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8263ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #926fe8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce51bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd38ea {
  color: #cd38ea;
}
Background
.bg-cd38ea {
  background-color: #cd38ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd38ea {
  border: 2px solid #cd38ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd38ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 56 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd38ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd38ea, #ea38ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd38ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 56 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.73 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.85 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.61 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.61 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.06 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.14 #32c715 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd38ea  rgb(205, 56, 234)  hsl(290, 81%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#55ea38  rgb(85, 234, 56)  hsl(110, 81%, 57%)  Neon Green
#eacd38  rgb(234, 205, 56)  hsl(50, 81%, 57%)  Citrine
#38eacd  rgb(56, 234, 205)  hsl(170, 81%, 57%)  Turquoise