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#DE5CEB

#de5ceb ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#de5ceb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 36.08% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.53% cyan, 60.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 294.55°, with 78.14% saturation and 64.12% 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 5.01.

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Relative luminance0.2918

Complementary

  1. #de5ceb
  2. #69eb5c

Split complementary

  1. #de5ceb
  2. #b0eb5c
  3. #5ceb97

Analogous

  1. #975ceb
  2. #de5ceb
  3. #eb5cb0

Triadic

  1. #de5ceb
  2. #ebde5c
  3. #5cebde

Tetradic

  1. #de5ceb
  2. #eb5c69
  3. #69eb5c
  4. #5cebde

Square

  1. #de5ceb
  2. #eb975c
  3. #69eb5c
  4. #5cb0eb

Monochromatic

  1. #8f139b
  2. #cd1bdf
  3. #de5ceb
  4. #eca0f3
  5. #fae4fc

Shades

#de5ceb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de5ceb
  2. #c853d4
  3. #b24abc
  4. #9b40a5
  5. #85378d
  6. #6f2e76
  7. #59255e
  8. #431c47
  9. #2c122f
  10. #160918
  11. #000000

Tints

#de5ceb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de5ceb
  2. #e16ced
  3. #e57def
  4. #e88df1
  5. #eb9df3
  6. #efaef5
  7. #f2bef7
  8. #f5cef9
  9. #f8defb
  10. #fceffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de5ceb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de5ceb
  2. #d560e0
  3. #cb63d6
  4. #c267cb
  5. #b86ac0
  6. #af6eb6
  7. #a672ab
  8. #9c75a0
  9. #937995
  10. #897c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b681bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4289ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7398e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2719b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a7aee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a984e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e069c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de5ceb {
  color: #de5ceb;
}
Background
.bg-de5ceb {
  background-color: #de5ceb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de5ceb {
  border: 2px solid #de5ceb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de5ceb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 92 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 78% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de5ceb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de5ceb, #eb5cb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de5ceb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 92 235 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.01 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.16 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.02 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.02 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.24 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.07 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.29 #21a314 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#de5ceb  rgb(222, 92, 235)  hsl(295, 78%, 64%)  Heliotrope
#69eb5c  rgb(105, 235, 92)  hsl(115, 78%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#ebde5c  rgb(235, 222, 92)  hsl(55, 78%, 64%)  Straw
#5cebde  rgb(92, 235, 222)  hsl(175, 78%, 64%)  Bright Turquoise