#cd55eb

Color #cd55eb

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 12.2 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-500 #e12afb · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#cd55eb

RGB

rgb(205, 85, 235)

HSL

hsl(288, 78.9%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 63.8%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 63.8%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(57.54, 68.11, -54.59)

LCH

lch(57.54, 87.29, 321.29)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.2329, 319.02)

HWB

hwb(288, 33.3%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#73eb55

Analogous

#8255eb

#cd55eb

#eb55be

Triadic

#cd55eb

#ebcd55

#55ebcd

Split-complementary

#cd55eb

#beeb55

#55eb82

Tetradic

#cd55eb

#eb5573

#73eb55

#55ebcd

Square

#cd55eb

#eb8255

#73eb55

#55beeb

Shades

Color #cd55eb mixed toward black.

#bf25e5

#9d16bf

#76118f

#4f0b5f

#270630

Tints

Color #cd55eb mixed toward white.

#d571ee

#de8ef2

#e6aaf5

#eec6f8

#f7e3fc

Tones

Color #cd55eb mixed toward gray.

#c561de

#be6ed2

#b67ac5

#af87b9

#a793ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a6d3 · ΔE 23.1

Deuteranopia

#adb4cd · ΔE 26.7

Tritanopia

#c9bdb8 · ΔE 35

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 29.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cd55eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd55eb]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#cd55eb (#cd55eb) is rgb(205, 85, 235) in RGB.

No, #cd55eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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