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#D257BC

#d257bc ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#d257bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.35% red, 34.12% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.57% magenta, 10.48% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 310.73°, with 57.75% saturation and 58.24% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 6.48.

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Relative luminance0.2415

Complementary

  1. #d257bc
  2. #57d26d

Split complementary

  1. #d257bc
  2. #7fd257
  3. #57d2ab

Analogous

  1. #ab57d2
  2. #d257bc
  3. #d2577f

Triadic

  1. #d257bc
  2. #bcd257
  3. #57bcd2

Tetradic

  1. #d257bc
  2. #d26d57
  3. #57d26d
  4. #57bcd2

Square

  1. #d257bc
  2. #d2ab57
  3. #57d26d
  4. #577fd2

Monochromatic

  1. #721e63
  2. #ae2f97
  3. #d257bc
  4. #e293d4
  5. #f2d0ec

Shades

#d257bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d257bc
  2. #bd4ea9
  3. #a84696
  4. #933d84
  5. #7e3471
  6. #692c5e
  7. #54234b
  8. #3f1a38
  9. #2a1126
  10. #150913
  11. #000000

Tints

#d257bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d257bc
  2. #d768c3
  3. #db79c9
  4. #e089d0
  5. #e49ad7
  6. #e9abde
  7. #edbce4
  8. #f2cdeb
  9. #f6ddf2
  10. #fbeef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d257bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d257bc
  2. #ca5bb6
  3. #c25fb0
  4. #b963aa
  5. #b167a4
  6. #a96c9e
  7. #a17098
  8. #997492
  9. #90788c
  10. #887c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa779f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #577bbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d8eb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db5e82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #986ebe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a67bba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d85b9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d257bc {
  color: #d257bc;
}
Background
.bg-d257bc {
  background-color: #d257bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d257bc {
  border: 2px solid #d257bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d257bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 210 87 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 58% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d257bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d257bc, #d2577f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d257bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(210 87 188 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.48 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.90 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 6.97 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.44 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 9.17 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.47 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.59 #2da843 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Orchid
#d257bc  rgb(210, 87, 188)  hsl(311, 58%, 58%)  Orchid
#57d26d  rgb(87, 210, 109)  hsl(131, 58%, 58%)  Pastel Green
#bcd257  rgb(188, 210, 87)  hsl(71, 58%, 58%)  June Bud
#57bcd2  rgb(87, 188, 210)  hsl(191, 58%, 58%)  Sky Blue