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#C055EE

#c055ee ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c055ee is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 33.33% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.33% cyan, 64.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 281.96°, with 81.82% saturation and 63.33% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.05.

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Relative luminance0.2388

Complementary

  1. #c055ee
  2. #83ee55

Split complementary

  1. #c055ee
  2. #cfee55
  3. #55ee73

Analogous

  1. #7355ee
  2. #c055ee
  3. #ee55cf

Triadic

  1. #c055ee
  2. #eec055
  3. #55eec0

Tetradic

  1. #c055ee
  2. #ee5583
  3. #83ee55
  4. #55eec0

Square

  1. #c055ee
  2. #ee7355
  3. #83ee55
  4. #55cfee

Monochromatic

  1. #710f9b
  2. #a316e0
  3. #c055ee
  4. #da9bf5
  5. #f4e0fc

Shades

#c055ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c055ee
  2. #ad4dd6
  3. #9a44be
  4. #863ca7
  5. #73338f
  6. #602b77
  7. #4d225f
  8. #3a1a47
  9. #261130
  10. #130918
  11. #000000

Tints

#c055ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c055ee
  2. #c666f0
  3. #cd77f1
  4. #d388f3
  5. #d999f5
  6. #e0aaf7
  7. #e6bbf8
  8. #ecccfa
  9. #f2ddfc
  10. #f9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c055ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c055ee
  2. #ba59e3
  3. #b35ed8
  4. #ad62cd
  5. #a666c2
  6. #a06bb7
  7. #9a6fac
  8. #9373a1
  9. #8d7796
  10. #867c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a176b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0280f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e89ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc729a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f71f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b77ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be68c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c055ee {
  color: #c055ee;
}
Background
.bg-c055ee {
  background-color: #c055ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c055ee {
  border: 2px solid #c055ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c055ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 85 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 82% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c055ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c055ee, #ee55cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c055ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 85 238 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.05 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.07 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.83 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.03 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.03 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.45 #3faa11 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c055ee  rgb(192, 85, 238)  hsl(282, 82%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#83ee55  rgb(131, 238, 85)  hsl(102, 82%, 63%)  Lawn Green
#eec055  rgb(238, 192, 85)  hsl(42, 82%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#55eec0  rgb(85, 238, 192)  hsl(162, 82%, 63%)  Aquamarine