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#D255EA

#d255ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#d255ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.35% red, 33.33% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.26% cyan, 63.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 290.34°, with 78.01% saturation and 62.55% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.2614

Complementary

  1. #d255ea
  2. #6dea55

Split complementary

  1. #d255ea
  2. #b7ea55
  3. #55ea88

Analogous

  1. #8855ea
  2. #d255ea
  3. #ea55b7

Triadic

  1. #d255ea
  2. #ead255
  3. #55ead2

Tetradic

  1. #d255ea
  2. #ea556d
  3. #6dea55
  4. #55ead2

Square

  1. #d255ea
  2. #ea8855
  3. #6dea55
  4. #55b7ea

Monochromatic

  1. #7f1294
  2. #b91bd8
  3. #d255ea
  4. #e499f2
  5. #f6ddfb

Shades

#d255ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d255ea
  2. #bd4dd3
  3. #a844bb
  4. #933ca4
  5. #7e338c
  6. #692b75
  7. #54225e
  8. #3f1a46
  9. #2a112f
  10. #150917
  11. #000000

Tints

#d255ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d255ea
  2. #d766ec
  3. #db77ee
  4. #e088f0
  5. #e499f2
  6. #e9aaf5
  7. #edbbf7
  8. #f2ccf9
  9. #f6ddfb
  10. #fbeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d255ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d255ea
  2. #ca59df
  3. #c25ed5
  4. #b962ca
  5. #b166c0
  6. #a96bb5
  7. #a16faa
  8. #9973a0
  9. #907795
  10. #887c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac7ab9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c83ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6490e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d46e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f73ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c7de8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d365bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d255ea {
  color: #d255ea;
}
Background
.bg-d255ea {
  background-color: #d255ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d255ea {
  border: 2px solid #d255ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d255ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 210 85 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 78% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d255ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d255ea, #ea55b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d255ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(210 85 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.92 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.52 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.52 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.84 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.18 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.37 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.17 #2daa15 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#d255ea  rgb(210, 85, 234)  hsl(290, 78%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#6dea55  rgb(109, 234, 85)  hsl(110, 78%, 63%)  Pastel Green
#ead255  rgb(234, 210, 85)  hsl(50, 78%, 63%)  Naples Yellow
#55ead2  rgb(85, 234, 210)  hsl(170, 78%, 63%)  Turquoise