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#E36ECD

#e36ecd ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e36ecd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 43.14% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 51.54% magenta, 9.69% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 311.28°, with 67.63% saturation and 66.08% 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 7.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 2.76.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.3189

Complementary

  1. #e36ecd
  2. #6ee384

Split complementary

  1. #e36ecd
  2. #93e36e
  3. #6ee3be

Analogous

  1. #be6ee3
  2. #e36ecd
  3. #e36e93

Triadic

  1. #e36ecd
  2. #cde36e
  3. #6ecde3

Tetradic

  1. #e36ecd
  2. #e3846e
  3. #6ee384
  4. #6ecde3

Square

  1. #e36ecd
  2. #e3be6e
  3. #6ee384
  4. #6e93e3

Monochromatic

  1. #9a1e83
  2. #d72eb7
  3. #e36ecd
  4. #efaee3
  5. #fceef9

Shades

#e36ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e36ecd
  2. #cc63b9
  3. #b658a4
  4. #9f4d90
  5. #88427b
  6. #723767
  7. #5b2c52
  8. #44213e
  9. #2d1629
  10. #170b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#e36ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e36ecd
  2. #e67dd2
  3. #e98bd7
  4. #eb9adc
  5. #eea8e1
  6. #f1b7e6
  7. #f4c5eb
  8. #f7d4f0
  9. #f9e2f5
  10. #fcf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e36ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e36ecd
  2. #d970c5
  3. #cf72be
  4. #c573b6
  5. #bb75ae
  6. #b277a7
  7. #a8799f
  8. #9e7b97
  9. #947c8f
  10. #8a7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb8ab0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e8ed0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #909fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed7494 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa82cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b78ecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e972ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e36ecd {
  color: #e36ecd;
}
Background
.bg-e36ecd {
  background-color: #e36ecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e36ecd {
  border: 2px solid #e36ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e36ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 110 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 68% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e36ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e36ecd, #e36e93);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e36ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 110 205 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 2.76 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 4.72 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 6.01 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.27 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.02 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 8.05 #ff69b4 Hot Pink ΔE 8.23 #1c9132 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Orchid
#e36ecd  rgb(227, 110, 205)  hsl(311, 68%, 66%)  Orchid
#6ee384  rgb(110, 227, 132)  hsl(131, 68%, 66%)  Pastel Green
#cde36e  rgb(205, 227, 110)  hsl(71, 68%, 66%)  June Bud
#6ecde3  rgb(110, 205, 227)  hsl(191, 68%, 66%)  Sky Blue