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#CD55FF

#cd55ff ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#cd55ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.61% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 282.35°, with 100% saturation and 66.67% 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 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.62.

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Relative luminance0.267

Complementary

  1. #cd55ff
  2. #87ff55

Split complementary

  1. #cd55ff
  2. #dcff55
  3. #55ff78

Analogous

  1. #7855ff
  2. #cd55ff
  3. #ff55dc

Triadic

  1. #cd55ff
  2. #ffcd55
  3. #55ffcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd55ff
  2. #ff5587
  3. #87ff55
  4. #55ffcd

Square

  1. #cd55ff
  2. #ff7855
  3. #87ff55
  4. #55dcff

Monochromatic

  1. #8400bb
  2. #b609ff
  3. #cd55ff
  4. #e4a2ff
  5. #f9ebff

Shades

#cd55ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd55ff
  2. #b94de6
  3. #a444cc
  4. #903cb3
  5. #7b3399
  6. #672b80
  7. #522266
  8. #3e1a4d
  9. #291133
  10. #15091a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd55ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd55ff
  2. #d266ff
  3. #d777ff
  4. #dc88ff
  5. #e199ff
  6. #e6aaff
  7. #ebbbff
  8. #f0ccff
  9. #f5ddff
  10. #faeeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd55ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd55ff
  2. #c559f2
  3. #be5ee6
  4. #b662d9
  5. #ae66cc
  6. #a76bc0
  7. #9f6fb3
  8. #9773a6
  9. #8f7799
  10. #887c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa7bc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0087ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d90fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c877a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8576ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #927dfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca6bcf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd55ff {
  color: #cd55ff;
}
Background
.bg-cd55ff {
  background-color: #cd55ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd55ff {
  border: 2px solid #cd55ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd55ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 85 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 100% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd55ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd55ff, #ff55dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd55ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 85 255 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.62 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.91 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.45 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.45 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.30 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.64 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.79 #32aa00 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd55ff  rgb(205, 85, 255)  hsl(282, 100%, 67%)  Medium Orchid
#87ff55  rgb(135, 255, 85)  hsl(102, 100%, 67%)  Lawn Green
#ffcd55  rgb(255, 205, 85)  hsl(42, 100%, 67%)  Sunglow
#55ffcd  rgb(85, 255, 205)  hsl(162, 100%, 67%)  Aquamarine