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#E2A8DD

#e2a8dd ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#e2a8dd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 65.88% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.66% magenta, 2.21% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 305.17°, with 50% saturation and 77.25% 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 10.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 2.5.

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Relative luminance0.4939

Complementary

  1. #e2a8dd
  2. #a8e2ad

Split complementary

  1. #e2a8dd
  2. #c0e2a8
  3. #a8e2ca

Analogous

  1. #caa8e2
  2. #e2a8dd
  3. #e2a8c0

Triadic

  1. #e2a8dd
  2. #dde2a8
  3. #a8dde2

Tetradic

  1. #e2a8dd
  2. #e2ada8
  3. #a8e2ad
  4. #a8dde2

Square

  1. #e2a8dd
  2. #e2caa8
  3. #a8e2ad
  4. #a8c0e2

Monochromatic

  1. #b53caa
  2. #cf6fc7
  3. #e2a8dd
  4. #f5e1f3
  5. #faf0f9

Shades

#e2a8dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2a8dd
  2. #cb97c7
  3. #b586b1
  4. #9e769b
  5. #886585
  6. #71546f
  7. #5a4358
  8. #443242
  9. #2d222c
  10. #171116
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2a8dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2a8dd
  2. #e5b1e0
  3. #e8b9e4
  4. #ebc2e7
  5. #eecbeb
  6. #f1d4ee
  7. #f3dcf1
  8. #f6e5f5
  9. #f9eef8
  10. #fcf6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2a8dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2a8dd
  2. #d8a4d4
  3. #cea0ca
  4. #c59cc1
  5. #bb98b8
  6. #b194af
  7. #a790a5
  8. #9d8c9c
  9. #948893
  10. #8a8489
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccb3c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6b6df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3bddb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7acbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b0de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b5dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5aac9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2a8dd {
  color: #e2a8dd;
}
Background
.bg-e2a8dd {
  background-color: #e2a8dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2a8dd {
  border: 2px solid #e2a8dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2a8dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 168 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 305 50% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2a8dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2a8dd, #e2a8c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2a8dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 168 221 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 2.50 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.68 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.70 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.43 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 9.09 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.52 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.79 #1d5722 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Plum
#e2a8dd  rgb(226, 168, 221)  hsl(305, 50%, 77%)  Plum
#a8e2ad  rgb(168, 226, 173)  hsl(125, 50%, 77%)  Celadon
#dde2a8  rgb(221, 226, 168)  hsl(65, 50%, 77%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a8dde2  rgb(168, 221, 226)  hsl(185, 50%, 77%)  Powder Blue