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#E455CD

#e455cd ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e455cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 33.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.72% magenta, 10.09% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 309.65°, with 72.59% saturation and 61.37% 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 4.87.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.274

Complementary

  1. #e455cd
  2. #55e46c

Split complementary

  1. #e455cd
  2. #85e455
  3. #55e4b3

Analogous

  1. #b355e4
  2. #e455cd
  3. #e45585

Triadic

  1. #e455cd
  2. #cde455
  3. #55cde4

Tetradic

  1. #e455cd
  2. #e46c55
  3. #55e46c
  4. #55cde4

Square

  1. #e455cd
  2. #e4b355
  3. #55e46c
  4. #5585e4

Monochromatic

  1. #8a1677
  2. #cc20b0
  3. #e455cd
  4. #ee97e0
  5. #f9d9f4

Shades

#e455cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e455cd
  2. #cd4db9
  3. #b644a4
  4. #a03c90
  5. #89337b
  6. #722b67
  7. #5b2252
  8. #441a3e
  9. #2e1129
  10. #170915
  11. #000000

Tints

#e455cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e455cd
  2. #e766d2
  3. #e977d7
  4. #ec88dc
  5. #ef99e1
  6. #f2aae6
  7. #f4bbeb
  8. #f7ccf0
  9. #faddf5
  10. #fceefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e455cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e455cd
  2. #da59c5
  3. #d05ebe
  4. #c662b6
  5. #bc66ae
  6. #b26ba7
  7. #a86f9f
  8. #9e7397
  9. #94778f
  10. #8a7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b77cab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5481d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8297c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee5f89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a272cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b281cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea5ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e455cd {
  color: #e455cd;
}
Background
.bg-e455cd {
  background-color: #e455cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e455cd {
  border: 2px solid #e455cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e455cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 85 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 73% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e455cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e455cd, #e45585);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e455cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 85 205 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.87 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.86 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 6.85 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.89 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.89 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.17 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.52 #1baa32 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Orchid
#e455cd  rgb(228, 85, 205)  hsl(310, 73%, 61%)  Orchid
#55e46c  rgb(85, 228, 108)  hsl(130, 73%, 61%)  Pastel Green
#cde455  rgb(205, 228, 85)  hsl(70, 73%, 61%)  June Bud
#55cde4  rgb(85, 205, 228)  hsl(190, 73%, 61%)  Sky Blue