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#E56DEC

#e56dec ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e56dec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 42.75% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.97% cyan, 53.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 296.69°, with 76.97% saturation and 67.65% 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 7.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.3365

Complementary

  1. #e56dec
  2. #74ec6d

Split complementary

  1. #e56dec
  2. #b4ec6d
  3. #6deca6

Analogous

  1. #a66dec
  2. #e56dec
  3. #ec6db4

Triadic

  1. #e56dec
  2. #ece56d
  3. #6dece5

Tetradic

  1. #e56dec
  2. #ec6d74
  3. #74ec6d
  4. #6dece5

Square

  1. #e56dec
  2. #eca66d
  3. #74ec6d
  4. #6db4ec

Monochromatic

  1. #a216aa
  2. #d929e3
  3. #e56dec
  4. #f1b1f5
  5. #fcedfd

Shades

#e56dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e56dec
  2. #ce62d4
  3. #b757bd
  4. #a04ca5
  5. #89418e
  6. #733776
  7. #5c2c5e
  8. #452147
  9. #2e162f
  10. #170b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#e56dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e56dec
  2. #e87cee
  3. #ea8af0
  4. #ed99f2
  5. #efa7f4
  6. #f2b6f6
  7. #f5c5f7
  8. #f7d3f9
  9. #fae2fb
  10. #fcf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e56dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e56dec
  2. #db6fe1
  3. #d171d6
  4. #c773cc
  5. #bd75c1
  6. #b377b6
  7. #a878ab
  8. #9e7aa0
  9. #947c96
  10. #8a7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #be8cc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d93f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83a2e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea7da3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a586ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b390ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e877c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e56dec {
  color: #e56dec;
}
Background
.bg-e56dec {
  background-color: #e56dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e56dec {
  border: 2px solid #e56dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e56dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 109 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 77% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e56dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e56dec, #ec6db4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e56dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 109 236 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 3.53 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 3.56 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 4.68 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 4.96 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.17 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.25 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.25 #1a9213 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#e56dec  rgb(229, 109, 236)  hsl(297, 77%, 68%)  Heliotrope
#74ec6d  rgb(116, 236, 109)  hsl(117, 77%, 68%)  Pastel Green
#ece56d  rgb(236, 229, 109)  hsl(57, 77%, 68%)  Straw
#6dece5  rgb(109, 236, 229)  hsl(177, 77%, 68%)  Bright Turquoise