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#E38DFD

#e38dfd ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e38dfd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 55.29% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.28% cyan, 44.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 286.07°, with 96.55% saturation and 77.25% 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 9.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.4247

Complementary

  1. #e38dfd
  2. #a7fd8d

Split complementary

  1. #e38dfd
  2. #dffd8d
  3. #8dfdab

Analogous

  1. #ab8dfd
  2. #e38dfd
  3. #fd8ddf

Triadic

  1. #e38dfd
  2. #fde38d
  3. #8dfde3

Tetradic

  1. #e38dfd
  2. #fd8da7
  3. #a7fd8d
  4. #8dfde3

Square

  1. #e38dfd
  2. #fdab8d
  3. #a7fd8d
  4. #8ddffd

Monochromatic

  1. #b704ed
  2. #d142fc
  3. #e38dfd
  4. #f5d8fe
  5. #faebff

Shades

#e38dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e38dfd
  2. #cc7fe4
  3. #b671ca
  4. #9f63b1
  5. #885598
  6. #72477f
  7. #5b3865
  8. #442a4c
  9. #2d1c33
  10. #170e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#e38dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e38dfd
  2. #e698fd
  3. #e9a4fd
  4. #ebaffe
  5. #eebbfe
  6. #f1c6fe
  7. #f4d1fe
  8. #f7ddfe
  9. #f9e8ff
  10. #fcf4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e38dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e38dfd
  2. #d98cf1
  3. #cf8ae4
  4. #c589d8
  5. #bb88cb
  6. #b287bf
  7. #a885b2
  8. #9e84a6
  9. #948399
  10. #8a818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6a2d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7aa9ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92b1fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e39cb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8a4fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e396d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e38dfd {
  color: #e38dfd;
}
Background
.bg-e38dfd {
  background-color: #e38dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e38dfd {
  border: 2px solid #e38dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e38dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 141 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 97% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e38dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e38dfd, #fd8ddf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e38dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 141 253 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 4.11 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.50 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 5.61 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.14 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.46 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.74 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.87 #1c7202 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Violet
#e38dfd  rgb(227, 141, 253)  hsl(286, 97%, 77%)  Violet
#a7fd8d  rgb(167, 253, 141)  hsl(106, 97%, 77%)  Mint Green
#fde38d  rgb(253, 227, 141)  hsl(46, 97%, 77%)  Jasmine
#8dfde3  rgb(141, 253, 227)  hsl(166, 97%, 77%)  Aquamarine