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#CD73CA

#cd73ca ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cd73ca is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 45.1% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.9% magenta, 1.46% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 302°, with 47.37% saturation and 62.75% 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 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 2.65.

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Relative luminance0.295

Complementary

  1. #cd73ca
  2. #73cd76

Split complementary

  1. #cd73ca
  2. #9dcd73
  3. #73cda3

Analogous

  1. #a373cd
  2. #cd73ca
  3. #cd739d

Triadic

  1. #cd73ca
  2. #cacd73
  3. #73cacd

Tetradic

  1. #cd73ca
  2. #cd7673
  3. #73cd76
  4. #73cacd

Square

  1. #cd73ca
  2. #cda373
  3. #73cd76
  4. #739dcd

Monochromatic

  1. #7b2c78
  2. #b340b0
  3. #cd73ca
  4. #e1abdf
  5. #f5e4f5

Shades

#cd73ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd73ca
  2. #b968b6
  3. #a45ca2
  4. #90518d
  5. #7b4579
  6. #673a65
  7. #522e51
  8. #3e233d
  9. #291728
  10. #150c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd73ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd73ca
  2. #d281cf
  3. #d78fd5
  4. #dc9dda
  5. #e1abdf
  6. #e6b9e5
  7. #ebc7ea
  8. #f0d5ef
  9. #f5e3f4
  10. #faf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd73ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd73ca
  2. #c574c3
  3. #be76bb
  4. #b677b4
  5. #ae78ac
  6. #a77aa5
  7. #9f7b9e
  8. #977c96
  9. #8f7d8f
  10. #887f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae88ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d8ccd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8698c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d27b95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d83cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a78bc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d078ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd73ca {
  color: #cd73ca;
}
Background
.bg-cd73ca {
  background-color: #cd73ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd73ca {
  border: 2px solid #cd73ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd73ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 115 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 47% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd73ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd73ca, #cd739d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd73ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 115 202 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 2.65 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 5.98 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.24 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.50 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.40 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.51 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.16 #328c35 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Orchid
#cd73ca  rgb(205, 115, 202)  hsl(302, 47%, 63%)  Orchid
#73cd76  rgb(115, 205, 118)  hsl(122, 47%, 63%)  Mantis
#cacd73  rgb(202, 205, 115)  hsl(62, 47%, 63%)  Straw
#73cacd  rgb(115, 202, 205)  hsl(182, 47%, 63%)  Medium Turquoise