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#CD55F5

#cd55f5 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd55f5 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 33.33% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.33% cyan, 65.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 88.89% saturation and 64.71% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.46.

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Relative luminance0.2607

Complementary

  1. #cd55f5
  2. #7df555

Split complementary

  1. #cd55f5
  2. #cdf555
  3. #55f57d

Analogous

  1. #7d55f5
  2. #cd55f5
  3. #f555cd

Triadic

  1. #cd55f5
  2. #f5cd55
  3. #55f5cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd55f5
  2. #f5557d
  3. #7df555
  4. #55f5cd

Square

  1. #cd55f5
  2. #f57d55
  3. #7df555
  4. #55cdf5

Monochromatic

  1. #800aa7
  2. #b70eef
  3. #cd55f5
  4. #e29df9
  5. #f8e6fe

Shades

#cd55f5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd55f5
  2. #b94ddd
  3. #a444c4
  4. #903cac
  5. #7b3393
  6. #672b7b
  7. #522262
  8. #3e1a4a
  9. #291131
  10. #150919
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd55f5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd55f5
  2. #d266f6
  3. #d777f7
  4. #dc88f8
  5. #e199f9
  6. #e6aafa
  7. #ebbbfb
  8. #f0ccfc
  9. #f5ddfd
  10. #faeefe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd55f5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd55f5
  2. #c559e9
  3. #be5ede
  4. #b662d2
  5. #ae66c6
  6. #a76bbb
  7. #9f6faf
  8. #9773a3
  9. #8f7797
  10. #887c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa79bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0584fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #578ff1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb739e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8874f8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #957cf3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc68c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd55f5 {
  color: #cd55f5;
}
Background
.bg-cd55f5 {
  background-color: #cd55f5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd55f5 {
  border: 2px solid #cd55f5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd55f5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 85 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 89% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd55f5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd55f5, #f555cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd55f5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 85 245 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.46 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.98 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.18 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.18 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.74 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.27 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.44 #32aa0a Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd55f5  rgb(205, 85, 245)  hsl(285, 89%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#7df555  rgb(125, 245, 85)  hsl(105, 89%, 65%)  Lawn Green
#f5cd55  rgb(245, 205, 85)  hsl(45, 89%, 65%)  Saffron
#55f5cd  rgb(85, 245, 205)  hsl(165, 89%, 65%)  Aquamarine