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#E155CD

#e155cd ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e155cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 33.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.22% magenta, 8.89% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 308.57°, with 70% saturation and 60.78% 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2691

Complementary

  1. #e155cd
  2. #55e169

Split complementary

  1. #e155cd
  2. #87e155
  3. #55e1af

Analogous

  1. #af55e1
  2. #e155cd
  3. #e15587

Triadic

  1. #e155cd
  2. #cde155
  3. #55cde1

Tetradic

  1. #e155cd
  2. #e16955
  3. #55e169
  4. #55cde1

Square

  1. #e155cd
  2. #e1af55
  3. #55e169
  4. #5587e1

Monochromatic

  1. #851876
  2. #c623af
  3. #e155cd
  4. #ec96e0
  5. #f8d7f3

Shades

#e155cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e155cd
  2. #cb4db9
  3. #b444a4
  4. #9e3c90
  5. #87337b
  6. #712b67
  7. #5a2252
  8. #441a3e
  9. #2d1129
  10. #170915
  11. #000000

Tints

#e155cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e155cd
  2. #e466d2
  3. #e777d7
  4. #ea88dc
  5. #ed99e1
  6. #f0aae6
  7. #f3bbeb
  8. #f6ccf0
  9. #f9ddf5
  10. #fceefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e155cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e155cd
  2. #d759c5
  3. #ce5ebe
  4. #c462b6
  5. #ba66ae
  6. #b16ba7
  7. #a76f9f
  8. #9d7397
  9. #93778f
  10. #8a7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b57bab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5281d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8095c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb5f89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a072cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af80cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e75ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e155cd {
  color: #e155cd;
}
Background
.bg-e155cd {
  background-color: #e155cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e155cd {
  border: 2px solid #e155cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e155cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 85 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 70% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e155cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e155cd, #e15587);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e155cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 85 205 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.90 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.07 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 7.39 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.86 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.86 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.97 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.28 #1eaa32 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Orchid
#e155cd  rgb(225, 85, 205)  hsl(309, 70%, 61%)  Orchid
#55e169  rgb(85, 225, 105)  hsl(129, 70%, 61%)  Pastel Green
#cde155  rgb(205, 225, 85)  hsl(69, 70%, 61%)  June Bud
#55cde1  rgb(85, 205, 225)  hsl(189, 70%, 61%)  Sky Blue