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#E166E8

#e166e8 ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e166e8 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 40% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.02% cyan, 56.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 296.77°, with 73.86% saturation and 65.49% 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 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 3.5.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.3134

Complementary

  1. #e166e8
  2. #6de866

Split complementary

  1. #e166e8
  2. #aee866
  3. #66e8a0

Analogous

  1. #a066e8
  2. #e166e8
  3. #e866ae

Triadic

  1. #e166e8
  2. #e8e166
  3. #66e8e1

Tetradic

  1. #e166e8
  2. #e8666d
  3. #6de866
  4. #66e8e1

Square

  1. #e166e8
  2. #e8a066
  3. #6de866
  4. #66aee8

Monochromatic

  1. #96189d
  2. #d424de
  3. #e166e8
  4. #eea9f2
  5. #fbebfc

Shades

#e166e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e166e8
  2. #cb5cd1
  3. #b452ba
  4. #9e47a2
  5. #873d8b
  6. #713374
  7. #5a295d
  8. #441f46
  9. #2d142e
  10. #170a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#e166e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e166e8
  2. #e475ea
  3. #e785ed
  4. #ea94ef
  5. #eda3f1
  6. #f0b3f4
  7. #f3c2f6
  8. #f6d1f8
  9. #f9e0fa
  10. #fcf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e166e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e166e8
  2. #d769de
  3. #ce6bd3
  4. #c46ec9
  5. #ba70be
  6. #b173b4
  7. #a776aa
  8. #9d789f
  9. #937b95
  10. #8a7d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba87bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #548eec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e9de4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6779e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a180ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae8be6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e470c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e166e8 {
  color: #e166e8;
}
Background
.bg-e166e8 {
  background-color: #e166e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e166e8 {
  border: 2px solid #e166e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e166e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 102 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 74% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e166e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e166e8, #e866ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e166e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 102 232 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 3.50 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 4.24 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.23 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 6.43 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.33 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.33 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.52 #1e9917 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Orchid
#e166e8  rgb(225, 102, 232)  hsl(297, 74%, 65%)  Orchid
#6de866  rgb(109, 232, 102)  hsl(117, 74%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#e8e166  rgb(232, 225, 102)  hsl(57, 74%, 65%)  Straw
#66e8e1  rgb(102, 232, 225)  hsl(177, 74%, 65%)  Bright Turquoise