HEX Color #C55FF8 (Mediumorchid)

About #C55FF8

When working with digital screens, the color #C55FF8 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 197, 95, and 248.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. This specific hue requires a mix of 21% C, 62% M, 0% Y, and 3% K. The HSL representation is 280.0° hue, 91.6% saturation, and 67.3% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C55FF8

RGB197, 95, 248

HSL280.0°, 91.6%, 67.3%

CMYK21%, 62%, 0%, 3%

HSV280.0°, 61.7%, 97.3%

LAB58.8, 64.5, -59.8

XYZ44.1, 26.8, 91.7

Decimal12935160

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C55FF8 #91F85F

Analogous

#785FF8 #F85FDE

Triadic

#F8C55F #5FF8C5

Tetradic

#F8785F #91F85F #5FDEF8

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#C55FF8

#CB70F8

#D182F9

#D894FA

#DEA6FB

#E5B7FB

#EBC9FC

#F2DBFD

#F8EDFE

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#C55FF8

#AF54DC

#9949C0

#833FA5

#6D3489

#572A6E

#411F52

#2B1537

#150A1B

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.30:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

6.37:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.15:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

5.41:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C55FF8; }

.text-color { color: #C55FF8; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #C55FF8; }

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