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#E8A4E2

#e8a4e2 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e8a4e2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 64.31% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.31% magenta, 2.59% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 305.29°, with 59.65% saturation and 77.65% 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 10.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 2.02.

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Web safe#ff99cc
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Relative luminance0.492

Complementary

  1. #e8a4e2
  2. #a4e8aa

Split complementary

  1. #e8a4e2
  2. #c0e8a4
  3. #a4e8cc

Analogous

  1. #cca4e8
  2. #e8a4e2
  3. #e8a4c0

Triadic

  1. #e8a4e2
  2. #e2e8a4
  3. #a4e2e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a4e2
  2. #e8aaa4
  3. #a4e8aa
  4. #a4e2e8

Square

  1. #e8a4e2
  2. #e8cca4
  3. #a4e8aa
  4. #a4c0e8

Monochromatic

  1. #c231b5
  2. #d967cf
  3. #e8a4e2
  4. #f7e1f5
  5. #fbeffa

Shades

#e8a4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a4e2
  2. #d194cb
  3. #ba83b5
  4. #a2739e
  5. #8b6288
  6. #745271
  7. #5d425a
  8. #463144
  9. #2e212d
  10. #171017
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a4e2
  2. #eaade5
  3. #edb6e8
  4. #efbfeb
  5. #f1c8ee
  6. #f4d2f1
  7. #f6dbf3
  8. #f8e4f6
  9. #faedf9
  10. #fdf6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a4e2
  2. #dea0d8
  3. #d39dce
  4. #c999c5
  5. #be96bb
  6. #b492b1
  7. #aa8ea7
  8. #9f8b9d
  9. #958794
  10. #8a848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ceb2cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1b5e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2bde0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eda9ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2aee3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cab4e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eba7cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a4e2 {
  color: #e8a4e2;
}
Background
.bg-e8a4e2 {
  background-color: #e8a4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #e8a4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 164 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 305 60% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a4e2, #e8a4c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 164 226 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 2.02 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.18 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.02 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.38 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.93 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 9.40 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 10.27 #175b1d Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Plum
#e8a4e2  rgb(232, 164, 226)  hsl(305, 60%, 78%)  Plum
#a4e8aa  rgb(164, 232, 170)  hsl(125, 60%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple
#e2e8a4  rgb(226, 232, 164)  hsl(65, 60%, 78%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a4e2e8  rgb(164, 226, 232)  hsl(185, 60%, 78%)  Powder Blue