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#E256DA

#e256da ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e256da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 33.73% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.95% magenta, 3.54% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 303.43°, with 70.71% saturation and 61.18% 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 6.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2789

Complementary

  1. #e256da
  2. #56e25e

Split complementary

  1. #e256da
  2. #94e256
  3. #56e2a4

Analogous

  1. #a456e2
  2. #e256da
  3. #e25694

Triadic

  1. #e256da
  2. #dae256
  3. #56dae2

Tetradic

  1. #e256da
  2. #e25e56
  3. #56e25e
  4. #56dae2

Square

  1. #e256da
  2. #e2a456
  3. #56e25e
  4. #5694e2

Monochromatic

  1. #881781
  2. #c922c0
  3. #e256da
  4. #ed97e8
  5. #f8d9f7

Shades

#e256da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e256da
  2. #cb4dc4
  3. #b545ae
  4. #9e3c99
  5. #883483
  6. #712b6d
  7. #5a2257
  8. #441a41
  9. #2d112c
  10. #170916
  11. #000000

Tints

#e256da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e256da
  2. #e567de
  3. #e878e1
  4. #eb89e5
  5. #ee9ae9
  6. #f1abed
  7. #f3bbf0
  8. #f6ccf4
  9. #f9ddf8
  10. #fceefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e256da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e256da
  2. #d85ad1
  3. #ce5ec8
  4. #c563bf
  5. #bb67b6
  6. #b16bad
  7. #a76fa4
  8. #9d739b
  9. #947892
  10. #8a7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b77db2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b84de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b97d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea6590 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f74dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae82d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e75fb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e256da {
  color: #e256da;
}
Background
.bg-e256da {
  background-color: #e256da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e256da {
  border: 2px solid #e256da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e256da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 86 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 71% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e256da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e256da, #e25694);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e256da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 86 218 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.57 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.43 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.43 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.32 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.44 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.49 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.14 #1da925 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Orchid
#e256da  rgb(226, 86, 218)  hsl(303, 71%, 61%)  Orchid
#56e25e  rgb(86, 226, 94)  hsl(123, 71%, 61%)  Malachite
#dae256  rgb(218, 226, 86)  hsl(63, 71%, 61%)  Pear
#56dae2  rgb(86, 218, 226)  hsl(183, 71%, 61%)  Dark Turquoise