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#C355F2

#c355f2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c355f2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.42% cyan, 64.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 282.04°, with 85.79% saturation and 64.12% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.63.

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Relative luminance0.2451

Complementary

  1. #c355f2
  2. #84f255

Split complementary

  1. #c355f2
  2. #d2f255
  3. #55f275

Analogous

  1. #7555f2
  2. #c355f2
  3. #f255d2

Triadic

  1. #c355f2
  2. #f2c355
  3. #55f2c3

Tetradic

  1. #c355f2
  2. #f25584
  3. #84f255
  4. #55f2c3

Square

  1. #c355f2
  2. #f27555
  3. #84f255
  4. #55d2f2

Monochromatic

  1. #750ca2
  2. #a812e9
  3. #c355f2
  4. #dc9cf7
  5. #f5e3fd

Shades

#c355f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c355f2
  2. #b04dda
  3. #9c44c2
  4. #893ca9
  5. #753391
  6. #622b79
  7. #4e2261
  8. #3b1a49
  9. #271130
  10. #140918
  11. #000000

Tints

#c355f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c355f2
  2. #c966f3
  3. #cf77f5
  4. #d588f6
  5. #db99f7
  6. #e1aaf9
  7. #e7bbfa
  8. #edccfb
  9. #f3ddfc
  10. #f9eefe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c355f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c355f2
  2. #bc59e7
  3. #b65edb
  4. #af62d0
  5. #a866c4
  6. #a26bb9
  7. #9b6fae
  8. #9473a2
  9. #8d7797
  10. #877c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a377bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e8aee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf739d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8072f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c79f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c069c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c355f2 {
  color: #c355f2;
}
Background
.bg-c355f2 {
  background-color: #c355f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c355f2 {
  border: 2px solid #c355f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c355f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 85 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 86% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c355f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c355f2, #f255d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c355f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 85 242 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.63 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.25 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.33 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.60 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.60 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.61 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.46 #3caa0d Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c355f2  rgb(195, 85, 242)  hsl(282, 86%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#84f255  rgb(132, 242, 85)  hsl(102, 86%, 64%)  Lawn Green
#f2c355  rgb(242, 195, 85)  hsl(42, 86%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#55f2c3  rgb(85, 242, 195)  hsl(162, 86%, 64%)  Aquamarine