#c55899

Color #c55899

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 17.52 Nearest Tailwind class pink-500 #f6339a · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c55899

RGB

rgb(197, 88, 153)

HSL

hsl(324.2, 48.4%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(324.2, 55.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 55.3%, 22.3%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(53.12, 50.88, -14.52)

LCH

lch(53.12, 52.91, 344.07)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.1573, 345.91)

HWB

hwb(324.2, 34.5%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#58c584

Analogous

#ba58c5

#c55899

#c55863

Triadic

#c55899

#99c558

#5899c5

Split-complementary

#c55899

#63c558

#58c5ba

Tetradic

#c55899

#c58458

#58c584

#5899c5

Square

#c55899

#c5ba58

#58c584

#5863c5

Shades

Color #c55899 mixed toward black.

#b03d82

#8d3168

#6a254e

#471934

#230c1a

Tints

Color #c55899 mixed toward white.

#cf74aa

#d890bb

#e2accc

#ecc7dd

#f5e3ee

Tones

Color #c55899 mixed toward gray.

#bc6197

#b36a96

#aa7394

#a17c92

#988590

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a18d · ΔE 39

Deuteranopia

#a7ad8a · ΔE 47.3

Tritanopia

#c1827f · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 25.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c55899;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c55899]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#c55899 (#c55899) is rgb(197, 88, 153) in RGB.

No, #c55899 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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