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#CC55EF

#cc55ef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc55ef is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 33.33% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.64% cyan, 64.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 286.36°, with 82.8% saturation and 63.53% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.72.

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Relative luminance0.2557

Complementary

  1. #cc55ef
  2. #78ef55

Split complementary

  1. #cc55ef
  2. #c5ef55
  3. #55ef7f

Analogous

  1. #7f55ef
  2. #cc55ef
  3. #ef55c5

Triadic

  1. #cc55ef
  2. #efcc55
  3. #55efcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc55ef
  2. #ef5578
  3. #78ef55
  4. #55efcc

Square

  1. #cc55ef
  2. #ef7f55
  3. #78ef55
  4. #55c5ef

Monochromatic

  1. #7c0f9c
  2. #b415e2
  3. #cc55ef
  4. #e19bf6
  5. #f6e1fc

Shades

#cc55ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc55ef
  2. #b84dd7
  3. #a344bf
  4. #8f3ca7
  5. #7a338f
  6. #662b78
  7. #522260
  8. #3d1a48
  9. #291130
  10. #140918
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc55ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc55ef
  2. #d166f1
  3. #d677f2
  4. #db88f4
  5. #e099f5
  6. #e6aaf7
  7. #ebbbf9
  8. #f0ccfa
  9. #f5ddfc
  10. #faeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc55ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc55ef
  2. #c459e4
  3. #bd5ed9
  4. #b562ce
  5. #ae66c3
  6. #a66bb8
  7. #9e6fac
  8. #9773a1
  9. #8f7796
  10. #887c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a979bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b83f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a8eeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb719b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8873f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #967bed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb67c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc55ef {
  color: #cc55ef;
}
Background
.bg-cc55ef {
  background-color: #cc55ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc55ef {
  border: 2px solid #cc55ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc55ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 85 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 83% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc55ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc55ef, #ef55c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc55ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 85 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.72 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.25 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.26 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.26 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.36 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.25 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.31 #33aa10 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cc55ef  rgb(204, 85, 239)  hsl(286, 83%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#78ef55  rgb(120, 239, 85)  hsl(106, 83%, 64%)  Neon Green
#efcc55  rgb(239, 204, 85)  hsl(46, 83%, 64%)  Naples Yellow
#55efcc  rgb(85, 239, 204)  hsl(166, 83%, 64%)  Aquamarine