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#CE74D3

#ce74d3 ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ce74d3 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 45.49% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.37% cyan, 45.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 296.84°, with 51.91% saturation and 64.12% 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 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 2.11.

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Relative luminance0.3032

Complementary

  1. #ce74d3
  2. #79d374

Split complementary

  1. #ce74d3
  2. #a9d374
  3. #74d39f

Analogous

  1. #9f74d3
  2. #ce74d3
  3. #d374a9

Triadic

  1. #ce74d3
  2. #d3ce74
  3. #74d3ce

Tetradic

  1. #ce74d3
  2. #d37479
  3. #79d374
  4. #74d3ce

Square

  1. #ce74d3
  2. #d39f74
  3. #79d374
  4. #74a9d3

Monochromatic

  1. #7f2a84
  2. #b73cbe
  3. #ce74d3
  4. #e2aee5
  5. #f7e8f8

Shades

#ce74d3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce74d3
  2. #b968be
  3. #a55da9
  4. #905194
  5. #7c467f
  6. #673a6a
  7. #522e54
  8. #3e233f
  9. #29172a
  10. #150c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce74d3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce74d3
  2. #d382d7
  3. #d890dc
  4. #dd9ee0
  5. #e2ace5
  6. #e7bae9
  7. #ebc7ed
  8. #f0d5f2
  9. #f5e3f6
  10. #faf1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce74d3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce74d3
  2. #c675cb
  3. #be76c2
  4. #b778ba
  5. #af79b2
  6. #a77aaa
  7. #9f7ba1
  8. #977c99
  9. #907e91
  10. #887f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af89b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a8fd6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #839ad0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d27e9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c85d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a78cd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d07ab3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce74d3 {
  color: #ce74d3;
}
Background
.bg-ce74d3 {
  background-color: #ce74d3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce74d3 {
  border: 2px solid #ce74d3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce74d3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 116 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 52% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce74d3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce74d3, #d374a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce74d3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 116 211 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 2.11 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.22 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.65 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.83 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.78 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.86 #318b2c Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Orchid
#ce74d3  rgb(206, 116, 211)  hsl(297, 52%, 64%)  Orchid
#79d374  rgb(121, 211, 116)  hsl(117, 52%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#d3ce74  rgb(211, 206, 116)  hsl(57, 52%, 64%)  Straw
#74d3ce  rgb(116, 211, 206)  hsl(177, 52%, 64%)  Medium Turquoise