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#E26A8A

#e26a8a ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e26a8a is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 41.57% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.1% magenta, 38.94% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 344°, with 67.42% saturation and 65.1% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#cc6699
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Relative luminance0.2831

Complementary

  1. #e26a8a
  2. #6ae2c2

Split complementary

  1. #e26a8a
  2. #6ae286
  3. #6ac6e2

Analogous

  1. #e26ac6
  2. #e26a8a
  3. #e2866a

Triadic

  1. #e26a8a
  2. #8ae26a
  3. #6a8ae2

Tetradic

  1. #e26a8a
  2. #e2c26a
  3. #6ae2c2
  4. #6a8ae2

Square

  1. #e26a8a
  2. #c6e26a
  3. #6ae2c2
  4. #866ae2

Monochromatic

  1. #961d3d
  2. #d62a58
  3. #e26a8a
  4. #eeaabc
  5. #fbeaef

Shades

#e26a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e26a8a
  2. #cb5f7c
  3. #b5556e
  4. #9e4a61
  5. #884053
  6. #713545
  7. #5a2a37
  8. #442029
  9. #2d151c
  10. #170b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e26a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e26a8a
  2. #e57996
  3. #e888a1
  4. #eb97ad
  5. #eea6b9
  6. #f1b5c5
  7. #f3c3d0
  8. #f6d2dc
  9. #f9e1e8
  10. #fcf0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e26a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e26a8a
  2. #d86c89
  3. #ce6e88
  4. #c57187
  5. #bb7386
  6. #b17585
  7. #a77784
  8. #9d7983
  9. #947c82
  10. #8a7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7838e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #80838b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f9a87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f35e76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b07a8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd8988 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed637e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e26a8a {
  color: #e26a8a;
}
Background
.bg-e26a8a {
  background-color: #e26a8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e26a8a {
  border: 2px solid #e26a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e26a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 106 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 67% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e26a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e26a8a, #e2866a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e26a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 106 138 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 2.78 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 3.05 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 5.75 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 6.01 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 7.72 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.55 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 8.78 #1d9575 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#e26a8a  rgb(226, 106, 138)  hsl(344, 67%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#6ae2c2  rgb(106, 226, 194)  hsl(164, 67%, 65%)  Medium Aquamarine
#8ae26a  rgb(138, 226, 106)  hsl(104, 67%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#6a8ae2  rgb(106, 138, 226)  hsl(224, 67%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue