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#C557EA

#c557ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c557ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 34.12% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.81% cyan, 62.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 284.9°, with 77.78% saturation and 62.94% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.2463

Complementary

  1. #c557ea
  2. #7cea57

Split complementary

  1. #c557ea
  2. #c5ea57
  3. #57ea7b

Analogous

  1. #7b57ea
  2. #c557ea
  3. #ea57c5

Triadic

  1. #c557ea
  2. #eac557
  3. #57eac5

Tetradic

  1. #c557ea
  2. #ea577c
  3. #7cea57
  4. #57eac5

Square

  1. #c557ea
  2. #ea7b57
  3. #7cea57
  4. #57c5ea

Monochromatic

  1. #741395
  2. #a91bd9
  3. #c557ea
  4. #dc9bf3
  5. #f4dffb

Shades

#c557ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c557ea
  2. #b14ed3
  3. #9e46bb
  4. #8a3da4
  5. #76348c
  6. #632c75
  7. #4f235e
  8. #3b1a46
  9. #27112f
  10. #140917
  11. #000000

Tints

#c557ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c557ea
  2. #cb68ec
  3. #d179ee
  4. #d689f0
  5. #dc9af2
  6. #e2abf5
  7. #e8bcf7
  8. #eecdf9
  9. #f3ddfb
  10. #f9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c557ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c557ea
  2. #be5bdf
  3. #b75fd5
  4. #b063ca
  5. #a967c0
  6. #a36cb5
  7. #9c70aa
  8. #9574a0
  9. #8e7895
  10. #877c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a477b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2381ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #598be6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c37199 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8573ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #917ae8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c468bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c557ea {
  color: #c557ea;
}
Background
.bg-c557ea {
  background-color: #c557ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c557ea {
  border: 2px solid #c557ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c557ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 87 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 78% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c557ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c557ea, #ea57c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c557ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 87 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.76 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.97 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.32 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.32 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.48 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.68 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.94 #3aa815 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c557ea  rgb(197, 87, 234)  hsl(285, 78%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#7cea57  rgb(124, 234, 87)  hsl(105, 78%, 63%)  Pastel Green
#eac557  rgb(234, 197, 87)  hsl(45, 78%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#57eac5  rgb(87, 234, 197)  hsl(165, 78%, 63%)  Aquamarine