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#E296EA

#e296ea ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e296ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 58.82% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.42% cyan, 35.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 294.29°, with 66.67% saturation and 75.29% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.42.

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Relative luminance0.4392

Complementary

  1. #e296ea
  2. #9eea96

Split complementary

  1. #e296ea
  2. #c8ea96
  3. #96eab8

Analogous

  1. #b896ea
  2. #e296ea
  3. #ea96c8

Triadic

  1. #e296ea
  2. #eae296
  3. #96eae2

Tetradic

  1. #e296ea
  2. #ea969e
  3. #9eea96
  4. #96eae2

Square

  1. #e296ea
  2. #eab896
  3. #9eea96
  4. #96c8ea

Monochromatic

  1. #b226c0
  2. #d056dd
  3. #e296ea
  4. #f4d6f7
  5. #faeefc

Shades

#e296ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e296ea
  2. #cb87d3
  3. #b578bb
  4. #9e69a4
  5. #885a8c
  6. #714b75
  7. #5a3c5e
  8. #442d46
  9. #2d1e2f
  10. #170f17
  11. #000000

Tints

#e296ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e296ea
  2. #e5a1ec
  3. #e8abee
  4. #ebb6f0
  5. #eec0f2
  6. #f1cbf5
  7. #f3d5f7
  8. #f6e0f9
  9. #f9eafb
  10. #fcf5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e296ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e296ea
  2. #d894df
  3. #ce92d5
  4. #c58fca
  5. #bb8dc0
  6. #b18bb5
  7. #a789aa
  8. #9d87a0
  9. #948495
  10. #8a828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6a7ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8dabed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1b4e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e59fb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6a3ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bea9e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e49bcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e296ea {
  color: #e296ea;
}
Background
.bg-e296ea {
  background-color: #e296ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e296ea {
  border: 2px solid #e296ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e296ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 150 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 67% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e296ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e296ea, #ea96c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e296ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 150 234 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.42 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 4.83 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.30 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.86 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 7.78 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.58 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.12 #1d6915 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Plum
#e296ea  rgb(226, 150, 234)  hsl(294, 67%, 75%)  Plum
#9eea96  rgb(158, 234, 150)  hsl(114, 67%, 75%)  Light Green
#eae296  rgb(234, 226, 150)  hsl(54, 67%, 75%)  Khaki
#96eae2  rgb(150, 234, 226)  hsl(174, 67%, 75%)  Pale Turquoise