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#C550FA

#c550fa ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c550fa is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 31.37% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.2% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 281.29°, with 94.44% saturation and 64.71% 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 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.2451

Complementary

  1. #c550fa
  2. #85fa50

Split complementary

  1. #c550fa
  2. #dafa50
  3. #50fa70

Analogous

  1. #7050fa
  2. #c550fa
  3. #fa50da

Triadic

  1. #c550fa
  2. #fac550
  3. #50fac5

Tetradic

  1. #c550fa
  2. #fa5085
  3. #85fa50
  4. #50fac5

Square

  1. #c550fa
  2. #fa7050
  3. #85fa50
  4. #50dafa

Monochromatic

  1. #7805ac
  2. #ac07f6
  3. #c550fa
  4. #de9afc
  5. #f6e5fe

Shades

#c550fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c550fa
  2. #b148e1
  3. #9e40c8
  4. #8a38af
  5. #763096
  6. #63287d
  7. #4f2064
  8. #3b184b
  9. #271032
  10. #140819
  11. #000000

Tints

#c550fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c550fa
  2. #cb62fb
  3. #d173fb
  4. #d685fc
  5. #dc96fc
  6. #e2a8fd
  7. #e8b9fd
  8. #eecbfe
  9. #f3dcfe
  10. #f9eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c550fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c550fa
  2. #be55ee
  3. #b75ae2
  4. #b05ed5
  5. #a963c9
  6. #a368bd
  7. #9c6db1
  8. #9572a5
  9. #8e7698
  10. #877b8c
  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 #a475c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #438af6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf739f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e71fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b77f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c267ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c550fa {
  color: #c550fa;
}
Background
.bg-c550fa {
  background-color: #c550fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c550fa {
  border: 2px solid #c550fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c550fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 80 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 94% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c550fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c550fa, #fa50da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c550fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 80 250 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.58 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.62 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.35 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.35 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.41 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.38 #3aaf05 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c550fa  rgb(197, 80, 250)  hsl(281, 94%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#85fa50  rgb(133, 250, 80)  hsl(101, 94%, 65%)  Lawn Green
#fac550  rgb(250, 197, 80)  hsl(41, 94%, 65%)  Saffron
#50fac5  rgb(80, 250, 197)  hsl(161, 94%, 65%)  Aquamarine