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#D237EC

#d237ec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#d237ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.35% red, 21.57% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.02% cyan, 76.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 291.38°, with 82.65% saturation and 57.06% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.08.

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Relative luminance0.2249

Complementary

  1. #d237ec
  2. #51ec37

Split complementary

  1. #d237ec
  2. #acec37
  3. #37ec77

Analogous

  1. #7737ec
  2. #d237ec
  3. #ec37ac

Triadic

  1. #d237ec
  2. #ecd237
  3. #37ecd2

Tetradic

  1. #d237ec
  2. #ec3751
  3. #51ec37
  4. #37ecd2

Square

  1. #d237ec
  2. #ec7737
  3. #51ec37
  4. #37acec

Monochromatic

  1. #6e0c7e
  2. #aa13c4
  3. #d237ec
  4. #e27df3
  5. #f1c3f9

Shades

#d237ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d237ec
  2. #bd32d4
  3. #a82cbd
  4. #9327a5
  5. #7e218e
  6. #691c76
  7. #54165e
  8. #3f1147
  9. #2a0b2f
  10. #150618
  11. #000000

Tints

#d237ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d237ec
  2. #d74bee
  3. #db5ff0
  4. #e073f2
  5. #e487f4
  6. #e99bf6
  7. #edaff7
  8. #f2c3f9
  9. #f6d7fb
  10. #fbebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d237ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d237ec
  2. #ca3ee1
  3. #c246d6
  4. #b94dcc
  5. #b154c1
  6. #a95cb6
  7. #a163ab
  8. #996aa0
  9. #907196
  10. #88798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a86cb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f88e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d45d91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8664ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9670ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d350bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d237ec {
  color: #d237ec;
}
Background
.bg-d237ec {
  background-color: #d237ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d237ec {
  border: 2px solid #d237ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d237ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 210 55 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d237ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d237ec, #ec37ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d237ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(210 55 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.08 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.47 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.74 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.74 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.62 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.73 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.87 #2dc813 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#d237ec  rgb(210, 55, 236)  hsl(291, 83%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#51ec37  rgb(81, 236, 55)  hsl(111, 83%, 57%)  Neon Green
#ecd237  rgb(236, 210, 55)  hsl(51, 83%, 57%)  Citrine
#37ecd2  rgb(55, 236, 210)  hsl(171, 83%, 57%)  Turquoise