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#E8A8EA

#e8a8ea ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e8a8ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 65.88% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.85% cyan, 28.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 298.18°, with 61.11% saturation and 78.82% 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 11.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 2.63.

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Relative luminance0.511

Complementary

  1. #e8a8ea
  2. #aaeaa8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a8ea
  2. #cbeaa8
  3. #a8eac7

Analogous

  1. #c7a8ea
  2. #e8a8ea
  3. #eaa8cb

Triadic

  1. #e8a8ea
  2. #eae8a8
  3. #a8eae8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a8ea
  2. #eaa8aa
  3. #aaeaa8
  4. #a8eae8

Square

  1. #e8a8ea
  2. #eac7a8
  3. #aaeaa8
  4. #a8cbea

Monochromatic

  1. #c430c9
  2. #d86adb
  3. #e8a8ea
  4. #f8e6f9
  5. #fbeffb

Shades

#e8a8ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a8ea
  2. #d197d3
  3. #ba86bb
  4. #a276a4
  5. #8b658c
  6. #745475
  7. #5d435e
  8. #463246
  9. #2e222f
  10. #171117
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a8ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a8ea
  2. #eab1ec
  3. #edb9ee
  4. #efc2f0
  5. #f1cbf2
  6. #f4d4f5
  7. #f6dcf7
  8. #f8e5f9
  9. #faeefb
  10. #fdf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a8ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a8ea
  2. #dea4df
  3. #d3a0d5
  4. #c99cca
  5. #be98c0
  6. #b494b5
  7. #aa90aa
  8. #9f8ca0
  9. #958895
  10. #8a848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b5d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3b8ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2c0e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecaec0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3b2ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cab7e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eaacd2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a8ea {
  color: #e8a8ea;
}
Background
.bg-e8a8ea {
  background-color: #e8a8ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a8ea {
  border: 2px solid #e8a8ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a8ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 168 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 61% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a8ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a8ea, #eaa8cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a8ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 168 234 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 2.63 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.40 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.79 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.95 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.12 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 10.69 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.58 #175715 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Plum
#e8a8ea  rgb(232, 168, 234)  hsl(298, 61%, 79%)  Plum
#aaeaa8  rgb(170, 234, 168)  hsl(118, 61%, 79%)  Granny Smith Apple
#eae8a8  rgb(234, 232, 168)  hsl(58, 61%, 79%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a8eae8  rgb(168, 234, 232)  hsl(178, 61%, 79%)  Pale Turquoise