#cc55cd

Color #cc55cd

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 8.12 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-500 #e12afb · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#cc55cd

RGB

rgb(204, 85, 205)

HSL

hsl(299.5, 54.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(299.5, 58.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 58.5%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(55.83, 62.46, -40.36)

LCH

lch(55.83, 74.37, 327.13)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.2061, 327.32)

HWB

hwb(299.5, 33.3%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#56cd55

Analogous

#9055cd

#cc55cd

#cd5592

Triadic

#cc55cd

#cdcc55

#55cdcc

Split-complementary

#cc55cd

#92cd55

#55cd90

Tetradic

#cc55cd

#cd5556

#56cd55

#55cdcc

Square

#cc55cd

#cd9055

#56cd55

#5592cd

Shades

Color #cc55cd mixed toward black.

#ba37bb

#952c95

#6f2170

#4a164b

#250b25

Tints

Color #cc55cd mixed toward white.

#d471d5

#dd8ede

#e5aae6

#eec6ee

#f6e3f7

Tones

Color #cc55cd mixed toward gray.

#c25fc3

#b869b9

#af73af

#a57da5

#9b879b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a5b9 · ΔE 25.5

Deuteranopia

#acb3b4 · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#c8a7a2 · ΔE 30.3

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 27.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cc55cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc55cd]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#cc55cd (#cc55cd) is rgb(204, 85, 205) in RGB.

No, #cc55cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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