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#E281CD

#e281cd ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e281cd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 50.59% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.92% magenta, 9.29% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 312.99°, with 62.58% saturation and 69.61% 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 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 5.44.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3628

Complementary

  1. #e281cd
  2. #81e296

Split complementary

  1. #e281cd
  2. #9de281
  3. #81e2c7

Analogous

  1. #c781e2
  2. #e281cd
  3. #e2819d

Triadic

  1. #e281cd
  2. #cde281
  3. #81cde2

Tetradic

  1. #e281cd
  2. #e29681
  3. #81e296
  4. #81cde2

Square

  1. #e281cd
  2. #e2c781
  3. #81e296
  4. #819de2

Monochromatic

  1. #a42689
  2. #d443b4
  3. #e281cd
  4. #f0bfe6
  5. #fbeef8

Shades

#e281cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e281cd
  2. #cb74b9
  3. #b567a4
  4. #9e5a90
  5. #884d7b
  6. #714167
  7. #5a3452
  8. #44273e
  9. #2d1a29
  10. #170d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#e281cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e281cd
  2. #e58ed2
  3. #e89ad7
  4. #eba7dc
  5. #eeb3e1
  6. #f1c0e6
  7. #f3cdeb
  8. #f6d9f0
  9. #f9e6f5
  10. #fcf2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e281cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e281cd
  2. #d881c5
  3. #ce81be
  4. #c581b6
  5. #bb81ae
  6. #b181a7
  7. #a7809f
  8. #9d8097
  9. #94808f
  10. #8a8088
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bf96b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8299d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ba8ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb859e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b190cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc9acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e783b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e281cd {
  color: #e281cd;
}
Background
.bg-e281cd {
  background-color: #e281cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e281cd {
  border: 2px solid #e281cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e281cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 129 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 63% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e281cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e281cd, #e2819d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e281cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 129 205 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.44 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 5.71 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 5.98 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 6.09 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 6.31 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.60 #ff69b4 Hot Pink ΔE 8.21 #1d7e32 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Orchid
#e281cd  rgb(226, 129, 205)  hsl(313, 63%, 70%)  Orchid
#81e296  rgb(129, 226, 150)  hsl(133, 63%, 70%)  Light Green
#cde281  rgb(205, 226, 129)  hsl(73, 63%, 70%)  June Bud
#81cde2  rgb(129, 205, 226)  hsl(193, 63%, 70%)  Sky Blue