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#E959CD

#e959cd ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e959cd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.8% magenta, 12.02% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 311.67°, with 76.6% saturation and 63.14% 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 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#ff66cc
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Relative luminance0.2888

Complementary

  1. #e959cd
  2. #59e975

Split complementary

  1. #e959cd
  2. #85e959
  3. #59e9bd

Analogous

  1. #bd59e9
  2. #e959cd
  3. #e95985

Triadic

  1. #e959cd
  2. #cde959
  3. #59cde9

Tetradic

  1. #e959cd
  2. #e97559
  3. #59e975
  4. #59cde9

Square

  1. #e959cd
  2. #e9bd59
  3. #59e975
  4. #5985e9

Monochromatic

  1. #95147c
  2. #d91db4
  3. #e959cd
  4. #f29de1
  5. #fbe0f6

Shades

#e959cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e959cd
  2. #d250b9
  3. #ba47a4
  4. #a33e90
  5. #8c357b
  6. #752d67
  7. #5d2452
  8. #461b3e
  9. #2f1229
  10. #170915
  11. #000000

Tints

#e959cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e959cd
  2. #eb6ad2
  3. #ed7ad7
  4. #f08bdc
  5. #f29be1
  6. #f4ace6
  7. #f6bdeb
  8. #f8cdf0
  9. #fbdef5
  10. #fdeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e959cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e959cd
  2. #df5dc5
  3. #d461be
  4. #ca65b6
  5. #bf69ae
  6. #b56da7
  7. #aa709f
  8. #a07497
  9. #95788f
  10. #8b7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb7fad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b84d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #889ac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4618b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a775cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b785cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f05ea9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e959cd {
  color: #e959cd;
}
Background
.bg-e959cd {
  background-color: #e959cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e959cd {
  border: 2px solid #e959cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e959cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 77% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e959cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e959cd, #e95985);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e959cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.54 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 5.47 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.12 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.70 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.38 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.38 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.64 #16a632 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Orchid
#e959cd  rgb(233, 89, 205)  hsl(312, 77%, 63%)  Orchid
#59e975  rgb(89, 233, 117)  hsl(132, 77%, 63%)  Pastel Green
#cde959  rgb(205, 233, 89)  hsl(72, 77%, 63%)  June Bud
#59cde9  rgb(89, 205, 233)  hsl(192, 77%, 63%)  Sky Blue