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#E08BCC

#e08bcc ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e08bcc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 54.51% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.95% magenta, 8.93% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 314.12°, with 57.82% saturation and 71.18% 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 8.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 5.6.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3867

Complementary

  1. #e08bcc
  2. #8be09f

Split complementary

  1. #e08bcc
  2. #a2e08b
  3. #8be0ca

Analogous

  1. #ca8be0
  2. #e08bcc
  3. #e08ba2

Triadic

  1. #e08bcc
  2. #cce08b
  3. #8bcce0

Tetradic

  1. #e08bcc
  2. #e09f8b
  3. #8be09f
  4. #8bcce0

Square

  1. #e08bcc
  2. #e0ca8b
  3. #8be09f
  4. #8ba2e0

Monochromatic

  1. #a62c89
  2. #d04fb1
  3. #e08bcc
  4. #f0c7e7
  5. #fbeff8

Shades

#e08bcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e08bcc
  2. #ca7db8
  3. #b36fa3
  4. #9d618f
  5. #86537a
  6. #704666
  7. #5a3852
  8. #432a3d
  9. #2d1c29
  10. #160e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#e08bcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e08bcc
  2. #e397d1
  3. #e6a2d6
  4. #e9aedb
  5. #ecb9e0
  6. #f0c5e6
  7. #f3d1eb
  8. #f6dcf0
  9. #f9e8f5
  10. #fcf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e08bcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e08bcc
  2. #d68ac4
  3. #cd89bd
  4. #c388b5
  5. #ba87ae
  6. #b086a6
  7. #a6849e
  8. #9d8397
  9. #93828f
  10. #8a8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c19db7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c9fce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1acc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e88ea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b498cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bea0cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e58db5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e08bcc {
  color: #e08bcc;
}
Background
.bg-e08bcc {
  background-color: #e08bcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e08bcc {
  border: 2px solid #e08bcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e08bcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 139 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 58% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e08bcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e08bcc, #e08ba2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e08bcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 139 204 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.60 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 5.98 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.98 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.38 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.71 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.04 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.54 #1f7433 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Plum
#e08bcc  rgb(224, 139, 204)  hsl(314, 58%, 71%)  Plum
#8be09f  rgb(139, 224, 159)  hsl(134, 58%, 71%)  Granny Smith Apple
#cce08b  rgb(204, 224, 139)  hsl(74, 58%, 71%)  June Bud
#8bcce0  rgb(139, 204, 224)  hsl(194, 58%, 71%)  Sky Blue