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#E08AE2

#e08ae2 ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e08ae2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 54.12% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.88% cyan, 38.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 298.64°, with 60.27% saturation and 71.37% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 3.16.

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Relative luminance0.3952

Complementary

  1. #e08ae2
  2. #8ce28a

Split complementary

  1. #e08ae2
  2. #b8e28a
  3. #8ae2b4

Analogous

  1. #b48ae2
  2. #e08ae2
  3. #e28ab8

Triadic

  1. #e08ae2
  2. #e2e08a
  3. #8ae2e0

Tetradic

  1. #e08ae2
  2. #e28a8c
  3. #8ce28a
  4. #8ae2e0

Square

  1. #e08ae2
  2. #e2b48a
  3. #8ce28a
  4. #8ab8e2

Monochromatic

  1. #a62aa9
  2. #d04dd3
  3. #e08ae2
  4. #f0c7f1
  5. #fbeffb

Shades

#e08ae2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e08ae2
  2. #ca7ccb
  3. #b36eb5
  4. #9d619e
  5. #865388
  6. #704571
  7. #5a375a
  8. #432944
  9. #2d1c2d
  10. #160e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#e08ae2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e08ae2
  2. #e396e5
  3. #e6a1e8
  4. #e9adeb
  5. #ecb9ee
  6. #f0c5f1
  7. #f3d0f3
  8. #f6dcf6
  9. #f9e8f9
  10. #fcf3fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e08ae2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e08ae2
  2. #d689d8
  3. #cd88ce
  4. #c387c5
  5. #ba86bb
  6. #b085b1
  7. #a684a7
  8. #9d839d
  9. #938294
  10. #8a818a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c19dc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #83a2e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99addf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e593ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b099e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baa0e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e38fc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e08ae2 {
  color: #e08ae2;
}
Background
.bg-e08ae2 {
  background-color: #e08ae2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e08ae2 {
  border: 2px solid #e08ae2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e08ae2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 138 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 60% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e08ae2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e08ae2, #e28ab8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e08ae2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 138 226 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 3.16 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.84 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.15 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 6.59 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.62 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.89 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.83 #1f751d Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Violet
#e08ae2  rgb(224, 138, 226)  hsl(299, 60%, 71%)  Violet
#8ce28a  rgb(140, 226, 138)  hsl(119, 60%, 71%)  Light Green
#e2e08a  rgb(226, 224, 138)  hsl(59, 60%, 71%)  Khaki
#8ae2e0  rgb(138, 226, 224)  hsl(179, 60%, 71%)  Pale Turquoise