#c855db

Color #c855db

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 5.49 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-500 #e12afb · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c855db

RGB

rgb(200, 85, 219)

HSL

hsl(291.5, 65%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.5, 61.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.7%, 61.2%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(55.98, 63.97, -48.11)

LCH

lch(55.98, 80.04, 323.05)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.2163, 321.76)

HWB

hwb(291.5, 33.3%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#68db55

Analogous

#8555db

#c855db

#db55ab

Triadic

#c855db

#dbc855

#55dbc8

Split-complementary

#c855db

#abdb55

#55db85

Tetradic

#c855db

#db5568

#68db55

#55dbc8

Square

#c855db

#db8555

#68db55

#55abdb

Shades

Color #c855db mixed toward black.

#ba2cd1

#9523a7

#6f1b7d

#4a1254

#25092a

Tints

Color #c855db mixed toward white.

#d171e1

#da8ee7

#e3aaed

#edc6f3

#f6e3f9

Tones

Color #c855db mixed toward gray.

#c060d0

#b86bc5

#b076b9

#a882ae

#a08da3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a2c5 · ΔE 23.5

Deuteranopia

#a9b0bf · ΔE 26.4

Tritanopia

#c4b1ac · ΔE 32.9

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 28.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c855db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c855db]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#c855db (#c855db) is rgb(200, 85, 219) in RGB.

No, #c855db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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