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#E3AAE4

#e3aae4 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#e3aae4 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 66.67% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.44% cyan, 25.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 298.97°, with 51.79% saturation and 78.04% 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 11.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.5068

Complementary

  1. #e3aae4
  2. #abe4aa

Split complementary

  1. #e3aae4
  2. #c8e4aa
  3. #aae4c6

Analogous

  1. #c6aae4
  2. #e3aae4
  3. #e4aac8

Triadic

  1. #e3aae4
  2. #e4e3aa
  3. #aae4e3

Tetradic

  1. #e3aae4
  2. #e4aaab
  3. #abe4aa
  4. #aae4e3

Square

  1. #e3aae4
  2. #e4c6aa
  3. #abe4aa
  4. #aac8e4

Monochromatic

  1. #b83bba
  2. #d070d2
  3. #e3aae4
  4. #f6e4f6
  5. #faf0fa

Shades

#e3aae4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3aae4
  2. #cc99cd
  3. #b688b6
  4. #9f77a0
  5. #886689
  6. #725572
  7. #5b445b
  8. #443344
  9. #2d222e
  10. #171117
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3aae4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3aae4
  2. #e6b3e7
  3. #e9bbe9
  4. #ebc4ec
  5. #eeccef
  6. #f1d5f2
  7. #f4ddf4
  8. #f7e6f7
  9. #f9eefa
  10. #fcf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3aae4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3aae4
  2. #d9a6da
  3. #cfa2d0
  4. #c59dc6
  5. #bb99bc
  6. #b295b2
  7. #a891a8
  8. #9e8d9e
  9. #948894
  10. #8a848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdb5ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6b8e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3bfe2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6afbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b3e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b7e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5adcf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3aae4 {
  color: #e3aae4;
}
Background
.bg-e3aae4 {
  background-color: #e3aae4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3aae4 {
  border: 2px solid #e3aae4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3aae4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 170 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 52% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3aae4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3aae4, #e4aac8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3aae4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 170 228 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 2.44 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.26 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.02 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.48 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.14 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 10.18 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.41 #1c551b Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Plum
#e3aae4  rgb(227, 170, 228)  hsl(299, 52%, 78%)  Plum
#abe4aa  rgb(171, 228, 170)  hsl(119, 52%, 78%)  Celadon
#e4e3aa  rgb(228, 227, 170)  hsl(59, 52%, 78%)  Pale Goldenrod
#aae4e3  rgb(170, 228, 227)  hsl(179, 52%, 78%)  Pale Turquoise