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#E159E2

#e159e2 ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e159e2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.44% cyan, 60.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 299.56°, with 70.26% saturation and 61.76% 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 4.56.

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Relative luminance0.2864

Complementary

  1. #e159e2
  2. #5ae259

Split complementary

  1. #e159e2
  2. #9ee259
  3. #59e29c

Analogous

  1. #9c59e2
  2. #e159e2
  3. #e2599e

Triadic

  1. #e159e2
  2. #e2e159
  3. #59e2e1

Tetradic

  1. #e159e2
  2. #e2595a
  3. #5ae259
  4. #59e2e1

Square

  1. #e159e2
  2. #e29c59
  3. #5ae259
  4. #599ee2

Monochromatic

  1. #89188a
  2. #ca23cb
  3. #e159e2
  4. #ed9aed
  5. #f9dbf9

Shades

#e159e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e159e2
  2. #cb50cb
  3. #b447b5
  4. #9e3e9e
  5. #873588
  6. #712d71
  7. #5a245a
  8. #441b44
  9. #2d122d
  10. #170917
  11. #000000

Tints

#e159e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e159e2
  2. #e46ae5
  3. #e77ae8
  4. #ea8beb
  5. #ed9bee
  6. #f0acf1
  7. #f3bdf3
  8. #f6cdf6
  9. #f9def9
  10. #fceefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e159e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e159e2
  2. #d75dd8
  3. #ce61ce
  4. #c465c5
  5. #ba69bb
  6. #b16db1
  7. #a770a7
  8. #9d749d
  9. #937894
  10. #8a7c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b77fb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4886e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7898de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e76b96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e77e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac83e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e564b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e159e2 {
  color: #e159e2;
}
Background
.bg-e159e2 {
  background-color: #e159e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e159e2 {
  border: 2px solid #e159e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e159e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 89 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 70% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e159e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e159e2, #e2599e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e159e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 89 226 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.56 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.04 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.04 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.24 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.34 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.32 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.36 #1ea61d Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Orchid
#e159e2  rgb(225, 89, 226)  hsl(300, 70%, 62%)  Orchid
#5ae259  rgb(90, 226, 89)  hsl(120, 70%, 62%)  Malachite
#e2e159  rgb(226, 225, 89)  hsl(60, 70%, 62%)  Straw
#59e2e1  rgb(89, 226, 225)  hsl(180, 70%, 62%)  Medium Turquoise