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#A550CB

#a550cb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a550cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 31.37% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.72% cyan, 60.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 281.46°, with 54.19% saturation and 55.49% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.59.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1805

Complementary

  1. #a550cb
  2. #76cb50

Split complementary

  1. #a550cb
  2. #b4cb50
  3. #50cb67

Analogous

  1. #6750cb
  2. #a550cb
  3. #cb50b4

Triadic

  1. #a550cb
  2. #cba550
  3. #50cba5

Tetradic

  1. #a550cb
  2. #cb5076
  3. #76cb50
  4. #50cba5

Square

  1. #a550cb
  2. #cb6750
  3. #76cb50
  4. #50b4cb

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1e64
  2. #7d2f9f
  3. #a550cb
  4. #c38bdd
  5. #e2c6ee

Shades

#a550cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a550cb
  2. #9548b7
  3. #8440a2
  4. #74388e
  5. #63307a
  6. #532866
  7. #422051
  8. #32183d
  9. #211029
  10. #110814
  11. #000000

Tints

#a550cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a550cb
  2. #ae62d0
  3. #b773d5
  4. #c085db
  5. #c996e0
  6. #d2a8e5
  7. #dbb9ea
  8. #e4cbef
  9. #eddcf5
  10. #f6eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a550cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a550cb
  2. #a155c4
  3. #9e5abc
  4. #9a5eb5
  5. #9663ad
  6. #9368a6
  7. #8f6d9e
  8. #8b7297
  9. #87768f
  10. #847b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b699f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2671cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b78c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a26686 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7065cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a6ac9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a35ea6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a550cb {
  color: #a550cb;
}
Background
.bg-a550cb {
  background-color: #a550cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a550cb {
  border: 2px solid #a550cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a550cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 80 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 54% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a550cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a550cb, #cb50b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a550cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 80 203 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.59 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.09 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.73 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.80 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.44 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.52 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.63 #5aaf34 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a550cb  rgb(165, 80, 203)  hsl(281, 54%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#76cb50  rgb(118, 203, 80)  hsl(101, 54%, 55%)  Mantis
#cba550  rgb(203, 165, 80)  hsl(41, 54%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#50cba5  rgb(80, 203, 165)  hsl(161, 54%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine