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#C255FF

#c255ff ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c255ff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 33.33% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.92% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 278.47°, with 100% saturation and 66.67% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.37.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2519

Complementary

  1. #c255ff
  2. #92ff55

Split complementary

  1. #c255ff
  2. #e7ff55
  3. #55ff6d

Analogous

  1. #6d55ff
  2. #c255ff
  3. #ff55e7

Triadic

  1. #c255ff
  2. #ffc255
  3. #55ffc2

Tetradic

  1. #c255ff
  2. #ff5592
  3. #92ff55
  4. #55ffc2

Square

  1. #c255ff
  2. #ff6d55
  3. #92ff55
  4. #55e7ff

Monochromatic

  1. #7800bb
  2. #a709ff
  3. #c255ff
  4. #dda2ff
  5. #f8ebff

Shades

#c255ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c255ff
  2. #af4de6
  3. #9b44cc
  4. #883cb3
  5. #743399
  6. #612b80
  7. #4e2266
  8. #3a1a4d
  9. #271133
  10. #13091a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c255ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c255ff
  2. #c866ff
  3. #ce77ff
  4. #d488ff
  5. #da99ff
  6. #e1aaff
  7. #e7bbff
  8. #edccff
  9. #f3ddff
  10. #f9eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c255ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c255ff
  2. #bb59f2
  3. #b55ee6
  4. #ae62d9
  5. #a866cc
  6. #a16bc0
  7. #9a6fb3
  8. #9473a6
  9. #8d7799
  10. #877c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a378c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e8bfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba79a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b74ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8879fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd6ccf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c255ff {
  color: #c255ff;
}
Background
.bg-c255ff {
  background-color: #c255ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c255ff {
  border: 2px solid #c255ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c255ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 85 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 100% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c255ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c255ff, #ff55e7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c255ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 85 255 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.37 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.29 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.42 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.04 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.34 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.98 #3daa00 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c255ff  rgb(194, 85, 255)  hsl(278, 100%, 67%)  Medium Orchid
#92ff55  rgb(146, 255, 85)  hsl(98, 100%, 67%)  Chartreuse
#ffc255  rgb(255, 194, 85)  hsl(38, 100%, 67%)  Pastel Orange
#55ffc2  rgb(85, 255, 194)  hsl(158, 100%, 67%)  Aquamarine