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#E472DE

#e472de ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e472de is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 44.71% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 2.63% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 303.16°, with 67.86% saturation and 67.06% 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 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 1.9.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.338

Complementary

  1. #e472de
  2. #72e478

Split complementary

  1. #e472de
  2. #a5e472
  3. #72e4b1

Analogous

  1. #b172e4
  2. #e472de
  3. #e472a5

Triadic

  1. #e472de
  2. #dee472
  3. #72dee4

Tetradic

  1. #e472de
  2. #e47872
  3. #72e478
  4. #72dee4

Square

  1. #e472de
  2. #e4b172
  3. #72e478
  4. #72a5e4

Monochromatic

  1. #9f1e98
  2. #d832cf
  3. #e472de
  4. #f0b2ed
  5. #fceefb

Shades

#e472de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e472de
  2. #cd67c8
  3. #b65bb2
  4. #a0509b
  5. #894485
  6. #72396f
  7. #5b2e59
  8. #442243
  9. #2e172c
  10. #170b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#e472de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e472de
  2. #e780e1
  3. #e98ee5
  4. #ec9ce8
  5. #efaaeb
  6. #f2b9ef
  7. #f4c7f2
  8. #f7d5f5
  9. #fae3f8
  10. #fcf1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e472de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e472de
  2. #da73d5
  3. #d075cb
  4. #c676c2
  5. #bc78b8
  6. #b279af
  7. #a87aa6
  8. #9e7c9c
  9. #947d93
  10. #8a7f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #be8ebb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b93e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ca3db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb7d9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a987e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b692dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e878bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e472de {
  color: #e472de;
}
Background
.bg-e472de {
  background-color: #e472de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e472de {
  border: 2px solid #e472de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e472de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 114 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 68% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e472de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e472de, #e472a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e472de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 114 222 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 1.90 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 4.03 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 5.64 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.82 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 6.34 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.63 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.05 #1b8d21 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Orchid
#e472de  rgb(228, 114, 222)  hsl(303, 68%, 67%)  Orchid
#72e478  rgb(114, 228, 120)  hsl(123, 68%, 67%)  Pastel Green
#dee472  rgb(222, 228, 114)  hsl(63, 68%, 67%)  Straw
#72dee4  rgb(114, 222, 228)  hsl(183, 68%, 67%)  Electric Blue