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#E552CE

#e552ce ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e552ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 32.16% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.19% magenta, 10.04% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 309.39°, with 73.87% saturation and 60.98% 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 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 5.22.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2715

Complementary

  1. #e552ce
  2. #52e569

Split complementary

  1. #e552ce
  2. #84e552
  3. #52e5b3

Analogous

  1. #b352e5
  2. #e552ce
  3. #e55284

Triadic

  1. #e552ce
  2. #cee552
  3. #52cee5

Tetradic

  1. #e552ce
  2. #e56952
  3. #52e569
  4. #52cee5

Square

  1. #e552ce
  2. #e5b352
  3. #52e569
  4. #5284e5

Monochromatic

  1. #891577
  2. #cc1fb1
  3. #e552ce
  4. #ef95e1
  5. #f9d7f4

Shades

#e552ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e552ce
  2. #ce4ab9
  3. #b742a5
  4. #a03990
  5. #89317c
  6. #732967
  7. #5c2152
  8. #45193e
  9. #2e1029
  10. #170815
  11. #000000

Tints

#e552ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e552ce
  2. #e863d3
  3. #ea75d8
  4. #ed86dd
  5. #ef97e2
  6. #f2a9e7
  7. #f5baeb
  8. #f7cbf0
  9. #fadcf5
  10. #fceefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e552ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e552ce
  2. #db57c6
  3. #d15bbe
  4. #c760b7
  5. #bd64af
  6. #b369a7
  7. #a86e9f
  8. #9e7297
  9. #947790
  10. #8a7b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b77bab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5180d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8196ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef5c89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a271d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b280cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb58a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e552ce {
  color: #e552ce;
}
Background
.bg-e552ce {
  background-color: #e552ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e552ce {
  border: 2px solid #e552ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e552ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 82 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 74% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e552ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e552ce, #e55284);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e552ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 82 206 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.22 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.60 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 7.12 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.54 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.41 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.57 #1aad31 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Orchid
#e552ce  rgb(229, 82, 206)  hsl(309, 74%, 61%)  Orchid
#52e569  rgb(82, 229, 105)  hsl(129, 74%, 61%)  Malachite
#cee552  rgb(206, 229, 82)  hsl(69, 74%, 61%)  Pear
#52cee5  rgb(82, 206, 229)  hsl(189, 74%, 61%)  Sky Blue