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#E3A7ED

#e3a7ed ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e3a7ed is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 65.49% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.22% cyan, 29.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 291.43°, with 66.04% saturation and 79.22% 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 11.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.5008

Complementary

  1. #e3a7ed
  2. #b1eda7

Split complementary

  1. #e3a7ed
  2. #d4eda7
  3. #a7edc0

Analogous

  1. #c0a7ed
  2. #e3a7ed
  3. #eda7d4

Triadic

  1. #e3a7ed
  2. #ede3a7
  3. #a7ede3

Tetradic

  1. #e3a7ed
  2. #eda7b1
  3. #b1eda7
  4. #a7ede3

Square

  1. #e3a7ed
  2. #edc0a7
  3. #b1eda7
  4. #a7d4ed

Monochromatic

  1. #b92bd0
  2. #cf68e0
  3. #e3a7ed
  4. #f7e7fa
  5. #faeefc

Shades

#e3a7ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3a7ed
  2. #cc96d5
  3. #b686be
  4. #9f75a6
  5. #88648e
  6. #725477
  7. #5b435f
  8. #443247
  9. #2d212f
  10. #171118
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3a7ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3a7ed
  2. #e6b0ef
  3. #e9b9f1
  4. #ebc1f2
  5. #eecaf4
  6. #f1d3f6
  7. #f4dcf8
  8. #f7e5fa
  9. #f9edfb
  10. #fcf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3a7ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3a7ed
  2. #d9a3e2
  3. #cf9fd7
  4. #c59bcc
  5. #bb97c1
  6. #b294b7
  7. #a890ac
  8. #9e8ca1
  9. #948896
  10. #8a848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdb4d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0b7f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aebeeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5aec0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #beb1ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5b5ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4abd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3a7ed {
  color: #e3a7ed;
}
Background
.bg-e3a7ed {
  background-color: #e3a7ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3a7ed {
  border: 2px solid #e3a7ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3a7ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 167 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 66% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3a7ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3a7ed, #eda7d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3a7ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 167 237 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 2.95 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.17 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.92 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.18 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.82 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 11.35 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 12.04 #1c5812 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Plum
#e3a7ed  rgb(227, 167, 237)  hsl(291, 66%, 79%)  Plum
#b1eda7  rgb(177, 237, 167)  hsl(111, 66%, 79%)  Granny Smith Apple
#ede3a7  rgb(237, 227, 167)  hsl(51, 66%, 79%)  Vanilla
#a7ede3  rgb(167, 237, 227)  hsl(171, 66%, 79%)  Pale Turquoise