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#DE5CC5

#de5cc5 ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#de5cc5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 36.08% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.56% magenta, 11.26% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 311.54°, with 66.33% saturation and 61.57% 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 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2722

Complementary

  1. #de5cc5
  2. #5cde75

Split complementary

  1. #de5cc5
  2. #84de5c
  3. #5cdeb6

Analogous

  1. #b65cde
  2. #de5cc5
  3. #de5c84

Triadic

  1. #de5cc5
  2. #c5de5c
  3. #5cc5de

Tetradic

  1. #de5cc5
  2. #de755c
  3. #5cde75
  4. #5cc5de

Square

  1. #de5cc5
  2. #deb65c
  3. #5cde75
  4. #5c84de

Monochromatic

  1. #861b71
  2. #c628a7
  3. #de5cc5
  4. #eb9cdc
  5. #f8dbf2

Shades

#de5cc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de5cc5
  2. #c853b1
  3. #b24a9e
  4. #9b408a
  5. #853776
  6. #6f2e63
  7. #59254f
  8. #431c3b
  9. #2c1227
  10. #160914
  11. #000000

Tints

#de5cc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de5cc5
  2. #e16ccb
  3. #e57dd1
  4. #e88dd6
  5. #eb9ddc
  6. #efaee2
  7. #f2bee8
  8. #f5ceee
  9. #f8def3
  10. #fceff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de5cc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de5cc5
  2. #d560be
  3. #cb63b7
  4. #c267b0
  5. #b86aa9
  6. #af6ea3
  7. #a6729c
  8. #9c7595
  9. #93798e
  10. #897c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b47da7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d82c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8596c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e86388 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a175c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b082c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e460a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de5cc5 {
  color: #de5cc5;
}
Background
.bg-de5cc5 {
  background-color: #de5cc5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de5cc5 {
  border: 2px solid #de5cc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de5cc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 92 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 66% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de5cc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de5cc5, #de5c84);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de5cc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 92 197 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.56 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 6.54 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.56 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 6.63 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.84 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 9.26 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.29 #21a33a Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Orchid
#de5cc5  rgb(222, 92, 197)  hsl(312, 66%, 62%)  Orchid
#5cde75  rgb(92, 222, 117)  hsl(132, 66%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#c5de5c  rgb(197, 222, 92)  hsl(72, 66%, 62%)  June Bud
#5cc5de  rgb(92, 197, 222)  hsl(192, 66%, 62%)  Sky Blue