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#E280E4

#e280e4 ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e280e4 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 50.2% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.88% cyan, 43.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 298.8°, with 64.94% saturation and 69.8% 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 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 2.15.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3721

Complementary

  1. #e280e4
  2. #82e480

Split complementary

  1. #e280e4
  2. #b4e480
  3. #80e4b0

Analogous

  1. #b080e4
  2. #e280e4
  3. #e480b4

Triadic

  1. #e280e4
  2. #e4e280
  3. #80e4e2

Tetradic

  1. #e280e4
  2. #e48082
  3. #82e480
  4. #80e4e2

Square

  1. #e280e4
  2. #e4b080
  3. #82e480
  4. #80b4e4

Monochromatic

  1. #a524a7
  2. #d441d7
  3. #e280e4
  4. #f0bff1
  5. #fbeefb

Shades

#e280e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e280e4
  2. #cb73cd
  3. #b566b6
  4. #9e5aa0
  5. #884d89
  6. #714072
  7. #5a335b
  8. #442644
  9. #2d1a2e
  10. #170d17
  11. #000000

Tints

#e280e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e280e4
  2. #e58de7
  3. #e899e9
  4. #eba6ec
  5. #eeb3ef
  6. #f1c0f2
  7. #f3ccf4
  8. #f6d9f7
  9. #f9e6fa
  10. #fcf2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e280e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e280e4
  2. #d880da
  3. #ce80d0
  4. #c580c6
  5. #bb80bc
  6. #b180b2
  7. #a780a8
  8. #9d809e
  9. #948094
  10. #8a808a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c097c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #779ce7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a9e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e78aa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac92e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b89ae2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e586c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e280e4 {
  color: #e280e4;
}
Background
.bg-e280e4 {
  background-color: #e280e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e280e4 {
  border: 2px solid #e280e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e280e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 128 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 65% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e280e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e280e4, #e480b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e280e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 128 228 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 2.15 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 3.98 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 5.22 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.81 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 7.84 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.42 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.47 #1d7f1b Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Violet
#e280e4  rgb(226, 128, 228)  hsl(299, 65%, 70%)  Violet
#82e480  rgb(130, 228, 128)  hsl(119, 65%, 70%)  Pastel Green
#e4e280  rgb(228, 226, 128)  hsl(59, 65%, 70%)  Khaki
#80e4e2  rgb(128, 228, 226)  hsl(179, 65%, 70%)  Electric Blue