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#E159CD

#e159cd ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e159cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.44% magenta, 8.89% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 308.82°, with 69.39% 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 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 4.31.

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Relative luminance0.2756

Complementary

  1. #e159cd
  2. #59e16d

Split complementary

  1. #e159cd
  2. #89e159
  3. #59e1b1

Analogous

  1. #b159e1
  2. #e159cd
  3. #e15989

Triadic

  1. #e159cd
  2. #cde159
  3. #59cde1

Tetradic

  1. #e159cd
  2. #e16d59
  3. #59e16d
  4. #59cde1

Square

  1. #e159cd
  2. #e1b159
  3. #59e16d
  4. #5989e1

Monochromatic

  1. #881978
  2. #c924b1
  3. #e159cd
  4. #ed9ae1
  5. #f8dbf4

Shades

#e159cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e159cd
  2. #cb50b9
  3. #b447a4
  4. #9e3e90
  5. #87357b
  6. #712d67
  7. #5a2452
  8. #441b3e
  9. #2d1229
  10. #170915
  11. #000000

Tints

#e159cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e159cd
  2. #e46ad2
  3. #e77ad7
  4. #ea8bdc
  5. #ed9be1
  6. #f0ace6
  7. #f3bdeb
  8. #f6cdf0
  9. #f9def5
  10. #fceefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e159cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e159cd
  2. #d75dc5
  3. #ce61be
  4. #c465b6
  5. #ba69ae
  6. #b16da7
  7. #a7709f
  8. #9d7497
  9. #93788f
  10. #8a7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b67dab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5783d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8296c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb638b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a174cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b082cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e75fa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e159cd {
  color: #e159cd;
}
Background
.bg-e159cd {
  background-color: #e159cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e159cd {
  border: 2px solid #e159cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e159cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 69% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e159cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e159cd, #e15989);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e159cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.31 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.46 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 6.90 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.84 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.20 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.20 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.30 #1ea632 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Orchid
#e159cd  rgb(225, 89, 205)  hsl(309, 69%, 62%)  Orchid
#59e16d  rgb(89, 225, 109)  hsl(129, 69%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#cde159  rgb(205, 225, 89)  hsl(69, 69%, 62%)  June Bud
#59cde1  rgb(89, 205, 225)  hsl(189, 69%, 62%)  Sky Blue