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#C455EB

#c455eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c455eb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 33.33% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.6% cyan, 63.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 284.4°, with 78.95% saturation and 62.75% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.2423

Complementary

  1. #c455eb
  2. #7ceb55

Split complementary

  1. #c455eb
  2. #c7eb55
  3. #55eb79

Analogous

  1. #7955eb
  2. #c455eb
  3. #eb55c7

Triadic

  1. #c455eb
  2. #ebc455
  3. #55ebc4

Tetradic

  1. #c455eb
  2. #eb557c
  3. #7ceb55
  4. #55ebc4

Square

  1. #c455eb
  2. #eb7955
  3. #7ceb55
  4. #55c7eb

Monochromatic

  1. #731295
  2. #a81ada
  3. #c455eb
  4. #dc99f3
  5. #f4defb

Shades

#c455eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c455eb
  2. #b04dd4
  3. #9d44bc
  4. #893ca5
  5. #76338d
  6. #622b76
  7. #4e225e
  8. #3b1a47
  9. #27112f
  10. #140918
  11. #000000

Tints

#c455eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c455eb
  2. #ca66ed
  3. #d077ef
  4. #d688f1
  5. #dc99f3
  6. #e2aaf5
  7. #e7bbf7
  8. #edccf9
  9. #f3ddfb
  10. #f9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c455eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c455eb
  2. #bd59e0
  3. #b65ed6
  4. #b062cb
  5. #a966c0
  6. #a26bb6
  7. #9b6fab
  8. #9473a0
  9. #8e7795
  10. #877c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a376b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1980f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #558ae7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c27199 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8371ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f78e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c367bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c455eb {
  color: #c455eb;
}
Background
.bg-c455eb {
  background-color: #c455eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c455eb {
  border: 2px solid #c455eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c455eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 85 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 79% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c455eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c455eb, #eb55c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c455eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 85 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.72 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.38 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.42 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.42 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.43 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.48 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.16 #3baa14 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c455eb  rgb(196, 85, 235)  hsl(284, 79%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#7ceb55  rgb(124, 235, 85)  hsl(104, 79%, 63%)  Lawn Green
#ebc455  rgb(235, 196, 85)  hsl(44, 79%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#55ebc4  rgb(85, 235, 196)  hsl(164, 79%, 63%)  Aquamarine