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#C455FA

#c455fa ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c455fa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.6% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 280.36°, with 94.29% saturation and 65.69% 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.71.

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Relative luminance0.2513

Complementary

  1. #c455fa
  2. #8bfa55

Split complementary

  1. #c455fa
  2. #defa55
  3. #55fa72

Analogous

  1. #7255fa
  2. #c455fa
  3. #fa55de

Triadic

  1. #c455fa
  2. #fac455
  3. #55fac4

Tetradic

  1. #c455fa
  2. #fa558b
  3. #8bfa55
  4. #55fac4

Square

  1. #c455fa
  2. #fa7255
  3. #8bfa55
  4. #55defa

Monochromatic

  1. #7905b1
  2. #aa0bf8
  3. #c455fa
  4. #de9ffc
  5. #f8eafe

Shades

#c455fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c455fa
  2. #b04de1
  3. #9d44c8
  4. #893caf
  5. #763396
  6. #622b7d
  7. #4e2264
  8. #3b1a4b
  9. #271132
  10. #140919
  11. #000000

Tints

#c455fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c455fa
  2. #ca66fb
  3. #d077fb
  4. #d688fc
  5. #dc99fc
  6. #e2aafd
  7. #e7bbfd
  8. #edccfe
  9. #f3ddfe
  10. #f9eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c455fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c455fa
  2. #bd59ee
  3. #b65ee2
  4. #b062d5
  5. #a966c9
  6. #a26bbd
  7. #9b6fb1
  8. #9473a5
  9. #8e7798
  10. #877c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a478c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #478cf6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be76a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f74fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b7af8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c06bcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c455fa {
  color: #c455fa;
}
Background
.bg-c455fa {
  background-color: #c455fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c455fa {
  border: 2px solid #c455fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c455fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 85 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c455fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c455fa, #fa55de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c455fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 85 250 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.71 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.12 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.36 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.59 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.59 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.19 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.71 #3baa05 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c455fa  rgb(196, 85, 250)  hsl(280, 94%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#8bfa55  rgb(139, 250, 85)  hsl(100, 94%, 66%)  Lawn Green
#fac455  rgb(250, 196, 85)  hsl(40, 94%, 66%)  Saffron
#55fac4  rgb(85, 250, 196)  hsl(160, 94%, 66%)  Aquamarine