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#E252CE

#e252ce ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e252ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 32.16% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.72% magenta, 8.85% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 308.33°, with 71.29% saturation and 60.39% 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 5.27.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2666

Complementary

  1. #e252ce
  2. #52e266

Split complementary

  1. #e252ce
  2. #86e252
  3. #52e2ae

Analogous

  1. #ae52e2
  2. #e252ce
  3. #e25286

Triadic

  1. #e252ce
  2. #cee252
  3. #52cee2

Tetradic

  1. #e252ce
  2. #e26652
  3. #52e266
  4. #52cee2

Square

  1. #e252ce
  2. #e2ae52
  3. #52e266
  4. #5286e2

Monochromatic

  1. #851675
  2. #c621af
  3. #e252ce
  4. #ed94e1
  5. #f8d5f3

Shades

#e252ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e252ce
  2. #cb4ab9
  3. #b542a5
  4. #9e3990
  5. #88317c
  6. #712967
  7. #5a2152
  8. #44193e
  9. #2d1029
  10. #170815
  11. #000000

Tints

#e252ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e252ce
  2. #e563d3
  3. #e875d8
  4. #eb86dd
  5. #ee97e2
  6. #f1a9e7
  7. #f3baeb
  8. #f6cbf0
  9. #f9dcf5
  10. #fceefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e252ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e252ce
  2. #d857c6
  3. #ce5bbe
  4. #c560b7
  5. #bb64af
  6. #b169a7
  7. #a76e9f
  8. #9d7297
  9. #947790
  10. #8a7b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b57aab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f80d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f95ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec5d89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a070d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af7fcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e859a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e252ce {
  color: #e252ce;
}
Background
.bg-e252ce {
  background-color: #e252ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e252ce {
  border: 2px solid #e252ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e252ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 82 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 71% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e252ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e252ce, #e25286);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e252ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 82 206 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.27 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.82 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.52 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.52 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 7.65 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.85 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.69 #1dad31 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Orchid
#e252ce  rgb(226, 82, 206)  hsl(308, 71%, 60%)  Orchid
#52e266  rgb(82, 226, 102)  hsl(128, 71%, 60%)  Malachite
#cee252  rgb(206, 226, 82)  hsl(68, 71%, 60%)  Pear
#52cee2  rgb(82, 206, 226)  hsl(188, 71%, 60%)  Dark Turquoise