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#E261EB

#e261eb ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e261eb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 38.04% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.83% cyan, 58.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 296.09°, with 77.53% saturation and 65.1% 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 7.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.3072

Complementary

  1. #e261eb
  2. #6aeb61

Split complementary

  1. #e261eb
  2. #afeb61
  3. #61eb9d

Analogous

  1. #9d61eb
  2. #e261eb
  3. #eb61af

Triadic

  1. #e261eb
  2. #ebe261
  3. #61ebe2

Tetradic

  1. #e261eb
  2. #eb616a
  3. #6aeb61
  4. #61ebe2

Square

  1. #e261eb
  2. #eb9d61
  3. #6aeb61
  4. #61afeb

Monochromatic

  1. #96149f
  2. #d61de2
  3. #e261eb
  4. #eea5f4
  5. #fbe9fc

Shades

#e261eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e261eb
  2. #cb57d4
  3. #b54ebc
  4. #9e44a5
  5. #883a8d
  6. #713176
  7. #5a275e
  8. #441d47
  9. #2d132f
  10. #170a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#e261eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e261eb
  2. #e571ed
  3. #e881ef
  4. #eb90f1
  5. #eea0f3
  6. #f1b0f5
  7. #f3c0f7
  8. #f6d0f9
  9. #f9dffb
  10. #fceffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e261eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e261eb
  2. #d864e0
  3. #ce67d6
  4. #c56acb
  5. #bb6dc0
  6. #b171b6
  7. #a774ab
  8. #9d77a0
  9. #947a95
  10. #8a7d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba84be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c8cef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #799ce7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7749d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f7dee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad88e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e56dc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e261eb {
  color: #e261eb;
}
Background
.bg-e261eb {
  background-color: #e261eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e261eb {
  border: 2px solid #e261eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e261eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 97 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 78% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e261eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e261eb, #eb61af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e261eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 97 235 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.35 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 4.38 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.49 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.49 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 6.85 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.02 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.32 #1d9e14 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Orchid
#e261eb  rgb(226, 97, 235)  hsl(296, 78%, 65%)  Orchid
#6aeb61  rgb(106, 235, 97)  hsl(116, 78%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#ebe261  rgb(235, 226, 97)  hsl(56, 78%, 65%)  Straw
#61ebe2  rgb(97, 235, 226)  hsl(176, 78%, 65%)  Bright Turquoise