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#DB73C8

#db73c8 ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#db73c8 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 45.1% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.49% magenta, 8.68% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 310.96°, with 59.09% saturation and 65.49% 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 7.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.3149

Complementary

  1. #db73c8
  2. #73db86

Split complementary

  1. #db73c8
  2. #94db73
  3. #73dbba

Analogous

  1. #ba73db
  2. #db73c8
  3. #db7394

Triadic

  1. #db73c8
  2. #c8db73
  3. #73c8db

Tetradic

  1. #db73c8
  2. #db8673
  3. #73db86
  4. #73c8db

Square

  1. #db73c8
  2. #dbba73
  3. #73db86
  4. #7394db

Monochromatic

  1. #90257c
  2. #cb36b0
  3. #db73c8
  4. #ebb0e0
  5. #faedf8

Shades

#db73c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db73c8
  2. #c568b4
  3. #af5ca0
  4. #99518c
  5. #834578
  6. #6e3a64
  7. #582e50
  8. #42233c
  9. #2c1728
  10. #160c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#db73c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db73c8
  2. #df81ce
  3. #e28fd3
  4. #e69dd9
  5. #e9abde
  6. #edb9e4
  7. #f1c7e9
  8. #f4d5ef
  9. #f8e3f4
  10. #fbf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db73c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db73c8
  2. #d274c1
  3. #c976ba
  4. #c077b2
  5. #b778ab
  6. #ae7aa4
  7. #a47b9d
  8. #9b7c96
  9. #927d8e
  10. #897f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b78bad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #738fcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f9ec5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e47894 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a784ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b38fc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e076ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db73c8 {
  color: #db73c8;
}
Background
.bg-db73c8 {
  background-color: #db73c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db73c8 {
  border: 2px solid #db73c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db73c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 115 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 59% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db73c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db73c8, #db7394);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db73c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 115 200 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 3.07 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 4.86 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 5.82 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.74 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 7.91 #ff69b4 Hot Pink ΔE 8.56 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 8.77 #248c37 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Orchid
#db73c8  rgb(219, 115, 200)  hsl(311, 59%, 65%)  Orchid
#73db86  rgb(115, 219, 134)  hsl(131, 59%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#c8db73  rgb(200, 219, 115)  hsl(71, 59%, 65%)  June Bud
#73c8db  rgb(115, 200, 219)  hsl(191, 59%, 65%)  Sky Blue