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#E38CEC

#e38cec ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e38cec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 54.9% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.81% cyan, 40.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 294.38°, with 71.64% saturation and 73.73% 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 9.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 2.66.

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Relative luminance0.4114

Complementary

  1. #e38cec
  2. #95ec8c

Split complementary

  1. #e38cec
  2. #c5ec8c
  3. #8cecb3

Analogous

  1. #b38cec
  2. #e38cec
  3. #ec8cc5

Triadic

  1. #e38cec
  2. #ece38c
  3. #8cece3

Tetradic

  1. #e38cec
  2. #ec8c95
  3. #95ec8c
  4. #8cece3

Square

  1. #e38cec
  2. #ecb38c
  3. #95ec8c
  4. #8cc5ec

Monochromatic

  1. #b020bf
  2. #d34ae1
  3. #e38cec
  4. #f3cef7
  5. #fbedfc

Shades

#e38cec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e38cec
  2. #cc7ed4
  3. #b670bd
  4. #9f62a5
  5. #88548e
  6. #724676
  7. #5b385e
  8. #442a47
  9. #2d1c2f
  10. #170e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#e38cec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e38cec
  2. #e698ee
  3. #e9a3f0
  4. #ebaff2
  5. #eebaf4
  6. #f1c6f6
  7. #f4d1f7
  8. #f7ddf9
  9. #f9e8fb
  10. #fcf4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e38cec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e38cec
  2. #d98be1
  3. #cf8ad6
  4. #c588cc
  5. #bb87c1
  6. #b286b6
  7. #a885ab
  8. #9e84a0
  9. #948296
  10. #8a818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4a0c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #81a5ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99afe9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e697b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba2ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e592cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e38cec {
  color: #e38cec;
}
Background
.bg-e38cec {
  background-color: #e38cec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e38cec {
  border: 2px solid #e38cec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e38cec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 140 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 72% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e38cec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e38cec, #ec8cc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e38cec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 140 236 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 2.66 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 5.77 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.60 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.71 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.80 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.16 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.78 #1c7313 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Violet
#e38cec  rgb(227, 140, 236)  hsl(294, 72%, 74%)  Violet
#95ec8c  rgb(149, 236, 140)  hsl(114, 72%, 74%)  Light Green
#ece38c  rgb(236, 227, 140)  hsl(54, 72%, 74%)  Khaki
#8cece3  rgb(140, 236, 227)  hsl(174, 72%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise