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#DD79C8

#dd79c8 ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dd79c8 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 47.45% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.25% magenta, 9.5% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 312.6°, with 59.52% saturation and 67.06% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 4.15.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.3322

Complementary

  1. #dd79c8
  2. #79dd8e

Split complementary

  1. #dd79c8
  2. #96dd79
  3. #79ddc0

Analogous

  1. #c079dd
  2. #dd79c8
  3. #dd7996

Triadic

  1. #dd79c8
  2. #c8dd79
  3. #79c8dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd79c8
  2. #dd8e79
  3. #79dd8e
  4. #79c8dd

Square

  1. #dd79c8
  2. #ddc079
  3. #79dd8e
  4. #7996dd

Monochromatic

  1. #97267f
  2. #ce3caf
  3. #dd79c8
  4. #ecb6e1
  5. #fbeff8

Shades

#dd79c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd79c8
  2. #c76db4
  3. #b161a0
  4. #9b558c
  5. #854978
  6. #6f3d64
  7. #583050
  8. #42243c
  9. #2c1828
  10. #160c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd79c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd79c8
  2. #e086ce
  3. #e494d3
  4. #e7a1d9
  5. #ebafde
  6. #eebce4
  7. #f1c9e9
  8. #f5d7ef
  9. #f8e4f4
  10. #fcf2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd79c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd79c8
  2. #d47ac1
  3. #ca7aba
  4. #c17bb2
  5. #b87cab
  6. #af7da4
  7. #a57d9d
  8. #9c7e96
  9. #937f8e
  10. #897f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba8faf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a93cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95a1c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e67d97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab89ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b693c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e27cad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd79c8 {
  color: #dd79c8;
}
Background
.bg-dd79c8 {
  background-color: #dd79c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd79c8 {
  border: 2px solid #dd79c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd79c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 121 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 60% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd79c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd79c8, #dd7996);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd79c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 121 200 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.15 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 4.90 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 5.77 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.44 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.79 #ff69b4 Hot Pink ΔE 8.09 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 8.38 #228637 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Orchid
#dd79c8  rgb(221, 121, 200)  hsl(313, 60%, 67%)  Orchid
#79dd8e  rgb(121, 221, 142)  hsl(133, 60%, 67%)  Pastel Green
#c8dd79  rgb(200, 221, 121)  hsl(73, 60%, 67%)  June Bud
#79c8dd  rgb(121, 200, 221)  hsl(193, 60%, 67%)  Sky Blue