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#E162E2

#e162e2 ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e162e2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 38.43% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.44% cyan, 56.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 299.53°, with 68.82% saturation and 63.53% 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 7.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.3023

Complementary

  1. #e162e2
  2. #63e262

Split complementary

  1. #e162e2
  2. #a3e262
  3. #62e2a1

Analogous

  1. #a162e2
  2. #e162e2
  3. #e262a3

Triadic

  1. #e162e2
  2. #e2e162
  3. #62e2e1

Tetradic

  1. #e162e2
  2. #e26263
  3. #63e262
  4. #62e2e1

Square

  1. #e162e2
  2. #e2a162
  3. #63e262
  4. #62a3e2

Monochromatic

  1. #8f1b90
  2. #d027d1
  3. #e162e2
  4. #eda3ee
  5. #fae3fa

Shades

#e162e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e162e2
  2. #cb58cb
  3. #b44eb5
  4. #9e459e
  5. #873b88
  6. #713171
  7. #5a275a
  8. #441d44
  9. #2d142d
  10. #170a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#e162e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e162e2
  2. #e472e5
  3. #e781e8
  4. #ea91eb
  5. #eda1ee
  6. #f0b1f1
  7. #f3c0f3
  8. #f6d0f6
  9. #f9e0f9
  10. #fceffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e162e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e162e2
  2. #d765d8
  3. #ce68ce
  4. #c46bc5
  5. #ba6ebb
  6. #b171b1
  7. #a774a7
  8. #9d779d
  9. #937a94
  10. #8a7d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b984b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #538be6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e9bde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e77299 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a07de4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af88e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e56cbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e162e2 {
  color: #e162e2;
}
Background
.bg-e162e2 {
  background-color: #e162e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e162e2 {
  border: 2px solid #e162e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e162e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 98 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 69% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e162e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e162e2, #e262a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e162e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 98 226 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 3.27 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.38 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.88 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.10 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.10 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 7.17 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.06 #1e9d1d Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Orchid
#e162e2  rgb(225, 98, 226)  hsl(300, 69%, 64%)  Orchid
#63e262  rgb(99, 226, 98)  hsl(120, 69%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#e2e162  rgb(226, 225, 98)  hsl(60, 69%, 64%)  Straw
#62e2e1  rgb(98, 226, 225)  hsl(180, 69%, 64%)  Medium Turquoise