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#E0B3E2

#e0b3e2 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#e0b3e2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 70.2% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.88% cyan, 20.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 297.45°, with 44.76% saturation and 79.41% 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 11.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 5.16.

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Relative luminance0.5358

Complementary

  1. #e0b3e2
  2. #b5e2b3

Split complementary

  1. #e0b3e2
  2. #cce2b3
  3. #b3e2c8

Analogous

  1. #c8b3e2
  2. #e0b3e2
  3. #e2b3cc

Triadic

  1. #e0b3e2
  2. #e2e0b3
  3. #b3e2e0

Tetradic

  1. #e0b3e2
  2. #e2b3b5
  3. #b5e2b3
  4. #b3e2e0

Square

  1. #e0b3e2
  2. #e2c8b3
  3. #b5e2b3
  4. #b3cce2

Monochromatic

  1. #b246b6
  2. #c97ccd
  3. #e0b3e2
  4. #f7eaf7
  5. #f9f0f9

Shades

#e0b3e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e0b3e2
  2. #caa1cb
  3. #b38fb5
  4. #9d7d9e
  5. #866b88
  6. #705a71
  7. #5a485a
  8. #433644
  9. #2d242d
  10. #161217
  11. #000000

Tints

#e0b3e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e0b3e2
  2. #e3bbe5
  3. #e6c2e8
  4. #e9caeb
  5. #ecd1ee
  6. #f0d9f1
  7. #f3e1f3
  8. #f6e8f6
  9. #f9f0f9
  10. #fcf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e0b3e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e0b3e2
  2. #d6aed8
  3. #cda9ce
  4. #c3a4c5
  5. #ba9fbb
  6. #b09ab1
  7. #a694a7
  8. #9d8f9d
  9. #938a94
  10. #8a858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cebccf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0bee4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bac3e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3b7c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5bae3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cabde1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2b5d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e0b3e2 {
  color: #e0b3e2;
}
Background
.bg-e0b3e2 {
  background-color: #e0b3e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e0b3e2 {
  border: 2px solid #e0b3e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e0b3e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 179 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 45% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e0b3e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e0b3e2, #e2b3cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e0b3e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 179 226 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.16 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.70 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.36 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.25 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.28 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.94 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 10.34 #1f4c1d Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Plum
#e0b3e2  rgb(224, 179, 226)  hsl(297, 45%, 79%)  Plum
#b5e2b3  rgb(181, 226, 179)  hsl(117, 45%, 79%)  Celadon
#e2e0b3  rgb(226, 224, 179)  hsl(57, 45%, 79%)  Pale Goldenrod
#b3e2e0  rgb(179, 226, 224)  hsl(177, 45%, 79%)  Powder Blue