#cc55dd

Color #cc55dd

A moderately saturated light magenta.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 6.97 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-500 #e12afb · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cc55dd

RGB

rgb(204, 85, 221)

HSL

hsl(292.5, 66.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.5, 61.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 61.5%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(56.64, 65.3, -48.16)

LCH

lch(56.64, 81.14, 323.59)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.22, 322.5)

HWB

hwb(292.5, 33.3%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#66dd55

Analogous

#8855dd

#cc55dd

#dd55aa

Triadic

#cc55dd

#ddcc55

#55ddcc

Split-complementary

#cc55dd

#aadd55

#55dd88

Tetradic

#cc55dd

#dd5566

#66dd55

#55ddcc

Square

#cc55dd

#dd8855

#66dd55

#55aadd

Shades

Color #cc55dd mixed toward black.

#bf2ad5

#9922aa

#731980

#4d1155

#26082b

Tints

Color #cc55dd mixed toward white.

#d571e3

#dd8ee8

#e6aaee

#eec6f4

#f7e3f9

Tones

Color #cc55dd mixed toward gray.

#c460d2

#bb6cc6

#b377bb

#aa82b0

#a28ea4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a5c7 · ΔE 24

Deuteranopia

#acb3c1 · ΔE 26.6

Tritanopia

#c8b3ae · ΔE 32.9

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 28.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cc55dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc55dd]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#cc55dd (#cc55dd) is rgb(204, 85, 221) in RGB.

No, #cc55dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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