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#E495C8

#e495c8 ≈ Plum

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e495c8 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 58.43% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.65% magenta, 12.28% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 321.27°, with 59.4% saturation and 73.92% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 5.45.

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Relative luminance0.4216

Complementary

  1. #e495c8
  2. #95e4b1

Split complementary

  1. #e495c8
  2. #a0e495
  3. #95e4d9

Analogous

  1. #d995e4
  2. #e495c8
  3. #e495a0

Triadic

  1. #e495c8
  2. #c8e495
  3. #95c8e4

Tetradic

  1. #e495c8
  2. #e4b195
  3. #95e4b1
  4. #95c8e4

Square

  1. #e495c8
  2. #e4d995
  3. #95e4b1
  4. #95a0e4

Monochromatic

  1. #b32d83
  2. #d458a8
  3. #e495c8
  4. #f4d2e8
  5. #fbeff7

Shades

#e495c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e495c8
  2. #cd86b4
  3. #b677a0
  4. #a0688c
  5. #895978
  6. #724b64
  7. #5b3c50
  8. #442d3c
  9. #2e1e28
  10. #170f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#e495c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e495c8
  2. #e7a0ce
  3. #e9aad3
  4. #ecb5d9
  5. #efbfde
  6. #f2cae4
  7. #f4d5e9
  8. #f7dfef
  9. #faeaf4
  10. #fcf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e495c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e495c8
  2. #da93c1
  3. #d091ba
  4. #c68fb2
  5. #bc8dab
  6. #b28ba4
  7. #a8889d
  8. #9e8696
  9. #94848e
  10. #8a8287
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6a4b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a6ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acb2c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed96a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bca0c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5a7c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea95b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e495c8 {
  color: #e495c8;
}
Background
.bg-e495c8 {
  background-color: #e495c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e495c8 {
  border: 2px solid #e495c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e495c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 149 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 59% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e495c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e495c8, #e495a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e495c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 149 200 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.45 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.03 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 7.24 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.65 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.64 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.96 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.37 #1b6a37 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Plum
#e495c8  rgb(228, 149, 200)  hsl(321, 59%, 74%)  Plum
#95e4b1  rgb(149, 228, 177)  hsl(141, 59%, 74%)  Celadon
#c8e495  rgb(200, 228, 149)  hsl(81, 59%, 74%)  Granny Smith Apple
#95c8e4  rgb(149, 200, 228)  hsl(201, 59%, 74%)  Baby Blue