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#CD42E2

#cd42e2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd42e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 25.88% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.29% cyan, 70.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 292.13°, with 73.39% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.2237

Complementary

  1. #cd42e2
  2. #57e242

Split complementary

  1. #cd42e2
  2. #a7e242
  3. #42e27d

Analogous

  1. #7d42e2
  2. #cd42e2
  3. #e242a7

Triadic

  1. #cd42e2
  2. #e2cd42
  3. #42e2cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd42e2
  2. #e24257
  3. #57e242
  4. #42e2cd

Square

  1. #cd42e2
  2. #e27d42
  3. #57e242
  4. #42a7e2

Monochromatic

  1. #6b1278
  2. #a61dbb
  3. #cd42e2
  4. #df84ec
  5. #f0c7f6

Shades

#cd42e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd42e2
  2. #b93bcb
  3. #a435b5
  4. #902e9e
  5. #7b2888
  6. #672171
  7. #521a5a
  8. #3e1444
  9. #290d2d
  10. #150717
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd42e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd42e2
  2. #d255e5
  3. #d768e8
  4. #dc7beb
  5. #e18eee
  6. #e6a1f1
  7. #ebb3f3
  8. #f0c6f6
  9. #f5d9f9
  10. #faecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd42e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd42e2
  2. #c548d8
  3. #be4ece
  4. #b655c5
  5. #ae5bbb
  6. #a761b1
  7. #9f67a7
  8. #976d9d
  9. #8f7494
  10. #887a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a56eb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5887de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf5f8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8767e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9672e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce55b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd42e2 {
  color: #cd42e2;
}
Background
.bg-cd42e2 {
  background-color: #cd42e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd42e2 {
  border: 2px solid #cd42e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd42e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 66 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 73% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd42e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd42e2, #e242a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd42e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 66 226 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.69 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.37 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.43 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.43 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.92 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.16 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.22 #32bd1d Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd42e2  rgb(205, 66, 226)  hsl(292, 73%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#57e242  rgb(87, 226, 66)  hsl(112, 73%, 57%)  Malachite
#e2cd42  rgb(226, 205, 66)  hsl(52, 73%, 57%)  Citrine
#42e2cd  rgb(66, 226, 205)  hsl(172, 73%, 57%)  Turquoise