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#E55AEA

#e55aea ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e55aea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 35.29% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.14% cyan, 61.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 297.92°, with 77.42% saturation and 63.53% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 4.91.

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Relative luminance0.2991

Complementary

  1. #e55aea
  2. #5fea5a

Split complementary

  1. #e55aea
  2. #a7ea5a
  3. #5aea9d

Analogous

  1. #9d5aea
  2. #e55aea
  3. #ea5aa7

Triadic

  1. #e55aea
  2. #eae55a
  3. #5aeae5

Tetradic

  1. #e55aea
  2. #ea5a5f
  3. #5fea5a
  4. #5aeae5

Square

  1. #e55aea
  2. #ea9d5a
  3. #5fea5a
  4. #5aa7ea

Monochromatic

  1. #931398
  2. #d51cdc
  3. #e55aea
  4. #f09ef3
  5. #fae2fb

Shades

#e55aea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e55aea
  2. #ce51d3
  3. #b748bb
  4. #a03fa4
  5. #89368c
  6. #732d75
  7. #5c245e
  8. #451b46
  9. #2e122f
  10. #170917
  11. #000000

Tints

#e55aea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e55aea
  2. #e86bec
  3. #ea7bee
  4. #ed8cf0
  5. #ef9cf2
  6. #f2adf5
  7. #f5bdf7
  8. #f7cef9
  9. #fadefb
  10. #fceffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e55aea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e55aea
  2. #db5edf
  3. #d162d5
  4. #c765ca
  5. #bd69c0
  6. #b36db5
  7. #a871aa
  8. #9e75a0
  9. #947895
  10. #8a7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba81bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4489ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #789be6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb6e9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f79ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af86e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e866bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e55aea {
  color: #e55aea;
}
Background
.bg-e55aea {
  background-color: #e55aea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e55aea {
  border: 2px solid #e55aea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e55aea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 90 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 77% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e55aea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e55aea, #ea5aa7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e55aea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 90 234 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.91 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.30 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 5.60 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 5.60 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 7.41 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.82 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.13 #1aa515 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Orchid
#e55aea  rgb(229, 90, 234)  hsl(298, 77%, 64%)  Orchid
#5fea5a  rgb(95, 234, 90)  hsl(118, 77%, 64%)  Malachite
#eae55a  rgb(234, 229, 90)  hsl(58, 77%, 64%)  Icterine
#5aeae5  rgb(90, 234, 229)  hsl(178, 77%, 64%)  Bright Turquoise