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#DD72CD

#dd72cd ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dd72cd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 44.71% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.42% magenta, 7.24% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 308.97°, with 61.14% saturation and 65.69% 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 7.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 2.21.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.3181

Complementary

  1. #dd72cd
  2. #72dd82

Split complementary

  1. #dd72cd
  2. #98dd72
  3. #72ddb8

Analogous

  1. #b872dd
  2. #dd72cd
  3. #dd7298

Triadic

  1. #dd72cd
  2. #cddd72
  3. #72cddd

Tetradic

  1. #dd72cd
  2. #dd8272
  3. #72dd82
  4. #72cddd

Square

  1. #dd72cd
  2. #ddb872
  3. #72dd82
  4. #7298dd

Monochromatic

  1. #932382
  2. #ce34b7
  3. #dd72cd
  4. #ecb0e3
  5. #fbedf9

Shades

#dd72cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd72cd
  2. #c767b9
  3. #b15ba4
  4. #9b5090
  5. #85447b
  6. #6f3967
  7. #582e52
  8. #42223e
  9. #2c1729
  10. #160b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd72cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd72cd
  2. #e080d2
  3. #e48ed7
  4. #e79cdc
  5. #ebaae1
  6. #eeb9e6
  7. #f1c7eb
  8. #f5d5f0
  9. #f8e3f5
  10. #fcf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd72cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd72cd
  2. #d473c5
  3. #ca75be
  4. #c176b6
  5. #b878ae
  6. #af79a7
  7. #a57a9f
  8. #9c7c97
  9. #937d8f
  10. #897f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b88bb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #708fd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e9fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e57996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a785cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b38fcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e276af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd72cd {
  color: #dd72cd;
}
Background
.bg-dd72cd {
  background-color: #dd72cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd72cd {
  border: 2px solid #dd72cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd72cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 114 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 61% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd72cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd72cd, #dd7298);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd72cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 114 205 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 2.21 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 5.74 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 5.79 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.07 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.21 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.41 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 8.42 #228d32 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Orchid
#dd72cd  rgb(221, 114, 205)  hsl(309, 61%, 66%)  Orchid
#72dd82  rgb(114, 221, 130)  hsl(129, 61%, 66%)  Pastel Green
#cddd72  rgb(205, 221, 114)  hsl(69, 61%, 66%)  June Bud
#72cddd  rgb(114, 205, 221)  hsl(189, 61%, 66%)  Sky Blue