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#EC6AE7

#ec6ae7 ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ec6ae7 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 41.57% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.08% magenta, 2.12% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 302.31°, with 77.38% saturation and 67.06% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#ff66ff
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Relative luminance0.3391

Complementary

  1. #ec6ae7
  2. #6aec6f

Split complementary

  1. #ec6ae7
  2. #a6ec6a
  3. #6aecb0

Analogous

  1. #b06aec
  2. #ec6ae7
  3. #ec6aa6

Triadic

  1. #ec6ae7
  2. #e7ec6a
  3. #6ae7ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec6ae7
  2. #ec6f6a
  3. #6aec6f
  4. #6ae7ec

Square

  1. #ec6ae7
  2. #ecb06a
  3. #6aec6f
  4. #6aa6ec

Monochromatic

  1. #a815a2
  2. #e326dc
  3. #ec6ae7
  4. #f5aef2
  5. #fdedfc

Shades

#ec6ae7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec6ae7
  2. #d45fd0
  3. #bd55b9
  4. #a54aa2
  5. #8e408b
  6. #763574
  7. #5e2a5c
  8. #472045
  9. #2f152e
  10. #180b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec6ae7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec6ae7
  2. #ee79e9
  3. #f088ec
  4. #f297ee
  5. #f4a6f1
  6. #f6b5f3
  7. #f7c3f5
  8. #f9d2f8
  9. #fbe1fa
  10. #fdf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec6ae7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec6ae7
  2. #e16cdd
  3. #d66ed2
  4. #cc71c8
  5. #c173be
  6. #b675b4
  7. #ab77a9
  8. #a0799f
  9. #967c95
  10. #8b7e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c28cbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6092eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #89a4e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3789f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab84e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b990e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f072c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec6ae7 {
  color: #ec6ae7;
}
Background
.bg-ec6ae7 {
  background-color: #ec6ae7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec6ae7 {
  border: 2px solid #ec6ae7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec6ae7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 106 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 77% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec6ae7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec6ae7, #ec6aa6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec6ae7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 106 231 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 3.39 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 4.58 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 4.74 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.05 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 6.61 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.15 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.15 #139518 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Orchid
#ec6ae7  rgb(236, 106, 231)  hsl(302, 77%, 67%)  Orchid
#6aec6f  rgb(106, 236, 111)  hsl(122, 77%, 67%)  Pastel Green
#e7ec6a  rgb(231, 236, 106)  hsl(62, 77%, 67%)  Icterine
#6ae7ec  rgb(106, 231, 236)  hsl(182, 77%, 67%)  Electric Blue