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#EC5AED

#ec5aed ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ec5aed is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 35.29% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.42% cyan, 62.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 299.59°, with 80.33% saturation and 64.12% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#ff66ff
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Relative luminance0.3126

Complementary

  1. #ec5aed
  2. #5bed5a

Split complementary

  1. #ec5aed
  2. #a5ed5a
  3. #5aeda3

Analogous

  1. #a35aed
  2. #ec5aed
  3. #ed5aa5

Triadic

  1. #ec5aed
  2. #edec5a
  3. #5aedec

Tetradic

  1. #ec5aed
  2. #ed5a5b
  3. #5bed5a
  4. #5aedec

Square

  1. #ec5aed
  2. #eda35a
  3. #5bed5a
  4. #5aa5ed

Monochromatic

  1. #9c119d
  2. #e019e2
  3. #ec5aed
  4. #f49ff5
  5. #fce4fc

Shades

#ec5aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec5aed
  2. #d451d5
  3. #bd48be
  4. #a53fa6
  5. #8e368e
  6. #762d77
  7. #5e245f
  8. #471b47
  9. #2f122f
  10. #180918
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec5aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec5aed
  2. #ee6bef
  3. #f07bf1
  4. #f28cf2
  5. #f49cf4
  6. #f6adf6
  7. #f7bdf8
  8. #f9cefa
  9. #fbdefb
  10. #fdeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec5aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec5aed
  2. #e15ee2
  3. #d662d7
  4. #cc65cc
  5. #c169c1
  6. #b66db7
  7. #ab71ac
  8. #a075a1
  9. #967896
  10. #8b7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bf83c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #468cf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c9ee9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f36d9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a47bf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b488eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f066c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec5aed {
  color: #ec5aed;
}
Background
.bg-ec5aed {
  background-color: #ec5aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec5aed {
  border: 2px solid #ec5aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec5aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 90 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 80% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec5aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec5aed, #ed5aa5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec5aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 90 237 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.05 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.20 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 5.48 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 5.48 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 6.47 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.21 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.34 #13a512 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Orchid
#ec5aed  rgb(236, 90, 237)  hsl(300, 80%, 64%)  Orchid
#5bed5a  rgb(91, 237, 90)  hsl(120, 80%, 64%)  Malachite
#edec5a  rgb(237, 236, 90)  hsl(60, 80%, 64%)  Icterine
#5aedec  rgb(90, 237, 236)  hsl(180, 80%, 64%)  Bright Turquoise