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#E855DE

#e855de ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e855de is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 33.33% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.36% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 304.08°, with 76.17% saturation and 62.16% 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 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 4.68.

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Web safe#ff66cc
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Relative luminance0.2893

Complementary

  1. #e855de
  2. #55e85f

Split complementary

  1. #e855de
  2. #95e855
  3. #55e8a9

Analogous

  1. #a955e8
  2. #e855de
  3. #e85595

Triadic

  1. #e855de
  2. #dee855
  3. #55dee8

Tetradic

  1. #e855de
  2. #e85f55
  3. #55e85f
  4. #55dee8

Square

  1. #e855de
  2. #e8a955
  3. #55e85f
  4. #5595e8

Monochromatic

  1. #901488
  2. #d41dc7
  3. #e855de
  4. #f198eb
  5. #fadcf8

Shades

#e855de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e855de
  2. #d14dc8
  3. #ba44b2
  4. #a23c9b
  5. #8b3385
  6. #742b6f
  7. #5d2259
  8. #461a43
  9. #2e112c
  10. #170916
  11. #000000

Tints

#e855de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e855de
  2. #ea66e1
  3. #ed77e5
  4. #ef88e8
  5. #f199eb
  6. #f4aaef
  7. #f6bbf2
  8. #f8ccf5
  9. #faddf8
  10. #fdeefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e855de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e855de
  2. #de59d5
  3. #d35ecb
  4. #c962c2
  5. #be66b8
  6. #b46baf
  7. #aa6fa6
  8. #9f739c
  9. #957793
  10. #8a7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb7eb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a85e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e9ada ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f16592 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a375e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b284dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed5fb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e855de {
  color: #e855de;
}
Background
.bg-e855de {
  background-color: #e855de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e855de {
  border: 2px solid #e855de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e855de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 85 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 76% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e855de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e855de, #e85595);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e855de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 85 222 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.68 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 5.94 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 5.94 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.18 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.30 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 7.65 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.23 #17aa21 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Orchid
#e855de  rgb(232, 85, 222)  hsl(304, 76%, 62%)  Orchid
#55e85f  rgb(85, 232, 95)  hsl(124, 76%, 62%)  Malachite
#dee855  rgb(222, 232, 85)  hsl(64, 76%, 62%)  Pear
#55dee8  rgb(85, 222, 232)  hsl(184, 76%, 62%)  Dark Turquoise