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#D438EC

#d438ec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#d438ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.14% red, 21.96% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.17% cyan, 76.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 292°, with 82.57% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.15.

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Relative luminance0.2288

Complementary

  1. #d438ec
  2. #50ec38

Split complementary

  1. #d438ec
  2. #aaec38
  3. #38ec7a

Analogous

  1. #7a38ec
  2. #d438ec
  3. #ec38aa

Triadic

  1. #d438ec
  2. #ecd438
  3. #38ecd4

Tetradic

  1. #d438ec
  2. #ec3850
  3. #50ec38
  4. #38ecd4

Square

  1. #d438ec
  2. #ec7a38
  3. #50ec38
  4. #38aaec

Monochromatic

  1. #700c7f
  2. #ad13c5
  3. #d438ec
  4. #e37ef3
  5. #f2c4f9

Shades

#d438ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d438ec
  2. #bf32d4
  3. #aa2dbd
  4. #9427a5
  5. #7f228e
  6. #6a1c76
  7. #55165e
  8. #401147
  9. #2a0b2f
  10. #150618
  11. #000000

Tints

#d438ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d438ec
  2. #d84cee
  3. #dd60f0
  4. #e174f2
  5. #e588f4
  6. #ea9cf6
  7. #eeaff7
  8. #f2c3f9
  9. #f6d7fb
  10. #fbebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d438ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d438ec
  2. #cc3fe1
  3. #c346d6
  4. #bb4ecc
  5. #b255c1
  6. #aa5cb6
  7. #a263ab
  8. #996aa0
  9. #917296
  10. #88798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa6db7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5289e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d65d92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8865ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9871ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d550bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d438ec {
  color: #d438ec;
}
Background
.bg-d438ec {
  background-color: #d438ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d438ec {
  border: 2px solid #d438ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d438ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 56 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d438ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d438ec, #ec38aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d438ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 56 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.15 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.36 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.36 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.89 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.32 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.39 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.52 #2bc713 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#d438ec  rgb(212, 56, 236)  hsl(292, 83%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#50ec38  rgb(80, 236, 56)  hsl(112, 83%, 57%)  Neon Green
#ecd438  rgb(236, 212, 56)  hsl(52, 83%, 57%)  Citrine
#38ecd4  rgb(56, 236, 212)  hsl(172, 83%, 57%)  Turquoise