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#E38EEA

#e38eea ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e38eea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 55.69% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.99% cyan, 39.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 295.43°, with 68.66% 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 9.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 3.06.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.4162

Complementary

  1. #e38eea
  2. #95ea8e

Split complementary

  1. #e38eea
  2. #c3ea8e
  3. #8eeab5

Analogous

  1. #b58eea
  2. #e38eea
  3. #ea8ec3

Triadic

  1. #e38eea
  2. #eae38e
  3. #8eeae3

Tetradic

  1. #e38eea
  2. #ea8e95
  3. #95ea8e
  4. #8eeae3

Square

  1. #e38eea
  2. #eab58e
  3. #95ea8e
  4. #8ec3ea

Monochromatic

  1. #b023bc
  2. #d34ede
  3. #e38eea
  4. #f3cff6
  5. #fbeefc

Shades

#e38eea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e38eea
  2. #cc80d3
  3. #b672bb
  4. #9f63a4
  5. #88558c
  6. #724775
  7. #5b395e
  8. #442b46
  9. #2d1c2f
  10. #170e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#e38eea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e38eea
  2. #e699ec
  3. #e9a5ee
  4. #ebb0f0
  5. #eebbf2
  6. #f1c7f5
  7. #f4d2f7
  8. #f7ddf9
  9. #f9e8fb
  10. #fcf4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e38eea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e38eea
  2. #d98ddf
  3. #cf8bd5
  4. #c58aca
  5. #bb88c0
  6. #b287b5
  7. #a886aa
  8. #9e84a0
  9. #948395
  10. #8a818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5a1c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85a6ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bb0e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e798b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b29dec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bca4e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e594ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e38eea {
  color: #e38eea;
}
Background
.bg-e38eea {
  background-color: #e38eea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e38eea {
  border: 2px solid #e38eea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e38eea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 142 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 69% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e38eea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e38eea, #ea8ec3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e38eea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 142 234 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 3.06 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.06 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 6.23 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.91 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.46 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.72 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.46 #1c7115 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Violet
#e38eea  rgb(227, 142, 234)  hsl(295, 69%, 74%)  Violet
#95ea8e  rgb(149, 234, 142)  hsl(115, 69%, 74%)  Light Green
#eae38e  rgb(234, 227, 142)  hsl(55, 69%, 74%)  Khaki
#8eeae3  rgb(142, 234, 227)  hsl(175, 69%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise