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#D255CD

#d255cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#d255cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.35% red, 33.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.52% magenta, 2.38% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 302.4°, with 58.14% saturation and 57.84% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2461

Complementary

  1. #d255cd
  2. #55d25a

Split complementary

  1. #d255cd
  2. #8ed255
  3. #55d298

Analogous

  1. #9855d2
  2. #d255cd
  3. #d2558e

Triadic

  1. #d255cd
  2. #cdd255
  3. #55cdd2

Tetradic

  1. #d255cd
  2. #d25a55
  3. #55d25a
  4. #55cdd2

Square

  1. #d255cd
  2. #d29855
  3. #55d25a
  4. #558ed2

Monochromatic

  1. #701e6d
  2. #ad2ea8
  3. #d255cd
  4. #e291df
  5. #f2cef1

Shades

#d255cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d255cd
  2. #bd4db9
  3. #a844a4
  4. #933c90
  5. #7e337b
  6. #692b67
  7. #542252
  8. #3f1a3e
  9. #2a1129
  10. #150915
  11. #000000

Tints

#d255cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d255cd
  2. #d766d2
  3. #db77d7
  4. #e088dc
  5. #e499e1
  6. #e9aae6
  7. #edbbeb
  8. #f2ccf0
  9. #f6ddf5
  10. #fbeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d255cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d255cd
  2. #ca59c5
  3. #c25ebe
  4. #b962b6
  5. #b166ae
  6. #a96ba7
  7. #a16f9f
  8. #997397
  9. #90778f
  10. #887c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab77a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a7dd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #748eca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d96389 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #956fcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a27bcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d65ea9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d255cd {
  color: #d255cd;
}
Background
.bg-d255cd {
  background-color: #d255cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d255cd {
  border: 2px solid #d255cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d255cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 210 85 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 58% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d255cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d255cd, #d2558e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d255cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(210 85 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.14 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.89 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.70 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.36 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.36 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.32 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.50 #2daa32 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#d255cd  rgb(210, 85, 205)  hsl(302, 58%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#55d25a  rgb(85, 210, 90)  hsl(122, 58%, 58%)  Malachite
#cdd255  rgb(205, 210, 85)  hsl(62, 58%, 58%)  Straw
#55cdd2  rgb(85, 205, 210)  hsl(182, 58%, 58%)  Dark Turquoise