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#E261CC

#e261cc ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e261cc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 38.04% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.08% magenta, 9.73% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 310.23°, with 68.98% saturation and 63.33% 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 6.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2908

Complementary

  1. #e261cc
  2. #61e277

Split complementary

  1. #e261cc
  2. #8be261
  3. #61e2b7

Analogous

  1. #b761e2
  2. #e261cc
  3. #e2618b

Triadic

  1. #e261cc
  2. #cce261
  3. #61cce2

Tetradic

  1. #e261cc
  2. #e27761
  3. #61e277
  4. #61cce2

Square

  1. #e261cc
  2. #e2b761
  3. #61e277
  4. #618be2

Monochromatic

  1. #901a7c
  2. #d026b3
  3. #e261cc
  4. #eea2e1
  5. #fae2f6

Shades

#e261cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e261cc
  2. #cb57b8
  3. #b54ea3
  4. #9e448f
  5. #883a7a
  6. #713166
  7. #5a2752
  8. #441d3d
  9. #2d1329
  10. #170a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#e261cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e261cc
  2. #e571d1
  3. #e881d6
  4. #eb90db
  5. #eea0e0
  6. #f1b0e6
  7. #f3c0eb
  8. #f6d0f0
  9. #f9dff5
  10. #fceffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e261cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e261cc
  2. #d864c4
  3. #ce67bd
  4. #c56ab5
  5. #bb6dae
  6. #b171a6
  7. #a7749e
  8. #9d7797
  9. #947a8f
  10. #8a7d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b882ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6087cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #889ac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec698e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a579ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b387ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e866aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e261cc {
  color: #e261cc;
}
Background
.bg-e261cc {
  background-color: #e261cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e261cc {
  border: 2px solid #e261cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e261cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 97 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 69% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e261cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e261cc, #e2618b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e261cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 97 204 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 3.36 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 5.73 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 6.84 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.34 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.00 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.83 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.02 #1d9e33 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Orchid
#e261cc  rgb(226, 97, 204)  hsl(310, 69%, 63%)  Orchid
#61e277  rgb(97, 226, 119)  hsl(130, 69%, 63%)  Pastel Green
#cce261  rgb(204, 226, 97)  hsl(70, 69%, 63%)  June Bud
#61cce2  rgb(97, 204, 226)  hsl(190, 69%, 63%)  Sky Blue