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#C355EA

#c355ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c355ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 33.33% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 63.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 284.3°, with 78.01% saturation and 62.55% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.2404

Complementary

  1. #c355ea
  2. #7cea55

Split complementary

  1. #c355ea
  2. #c6ea55
  3. #55ea79

Analogous

  1. #7955ea
  2. #c355ea
  3. #ea55c6

Triadic

  1. #c355ea
  2. #eac355
  3. #55eac3

Tetradic

  1. #c355ea
  2. #ea557c
  3. #7cea55
  4. #55eac3

Square

  1. #c355ea
  2. #ea7955
  3. #7cea55
  4. #55c6ea

Monochromatic

  1. #721294
  2. #a61bd8
  3. #c355ea
  4. #db99f2
  5. #f3ddfb

Shades

#c355ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c355ea
  2. #b04dd3
  3. #9c44bb
  4. #893ca4
  5. #75338c
  6. #622b75
  7. #4e225e
  8. #3b1a46
  9. #27112f
  10. #140917
  11. #000000

Tints

#c355ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c355ea
  2. #c966ec
  3. #cf77ee
  4. #d588f0
  5. #db99f2
  6. #e1aaf5
  7. #e7bbf7
  8. #edccf9
  9. #f3ddfb
  10. #f9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c355ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c355ea
  2. #bc59df
  3. #b65ed5
  4. #af62ca
  5. #a866c0
  6. #a26bb5
  7. #9b6faa
  8. #9473a0
  9. #8d7795
  10. #877c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a276b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a80ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #558ae6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c17098 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8271ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f78e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c267bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c355ea {
  color: #c355ea;
}
Background
.bg-c355ea {
  background-color: #c355ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c355ea {
  border: 2px solid #c355ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c355ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 85 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 78% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c355ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c355ea, #ea55c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c355ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 85 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.55 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.27 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.41 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.54 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.57 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.57 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.24 #3caa15 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c355ea  rgb(195, 85, 234)  hsl(284, 78%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#7cea55  rgb(124, 234, 85)  hsl(104, 78%, 63%)  Pastel Green
#eac355  rgb(234, 195, 85)  hsl(44, 78%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#55eac3  rgb(85, 234, 195)  hsl(164, 78%, 63%)  Aquamarine