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#E4A2CD

#e4a2cd ≈ Plum

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e4a2cd is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 63.53% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.95% magenta, 10.09% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 320.91°, with 55% saturation and 76.47% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 5.16.

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Relative luminance0.4674

Complementary

  1. #e4a2cd
  2. #a2e4b9

Split complementary

  1. #e4a2cd
  2. #ace4a2
  3. #a2e4da

Analogous

  1. #daa2e4
  2. #e4a2cd
  3. #e4a2ac

Triadic

  1. #e4a2cd
  2. #cde4a2
  3. #a2cde4

Tetradic

  1. #e4a2cd
  2. #e4b9a2
  3. #a2e4b9
  4. #a2cde4

Square

  1. #e4a2cd
  2. #e4daa2
  3. #a2e4b9
  4. #a2ace4

Monochromatic

  1. #b8358a
  2. #d367ad
  3. #e4a2cd
  4. #f5dded
  5. #faeff6

Shades

#e4a2cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4a2cd
  2. #cd92b9
  3. #b682a4
  4. #a07190
  5. #89617b
  6. #725167
  7. #5b4152
  8. #44313e
  9. #2e2029
  10. #171015
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4a2cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4a2cd
  2. #e7abd2
  3. #e9b5d7
  4. #ecbedc
  5. #efc7e1
  6. #f2d1e6
  7. #f4daeb
  8. #f7e3f0
  9. #faecf5
  10. #fcf6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4a2cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4a2cd
  2. #da9fc5
  3. #d09bbe
  4. #c698b6
  5. #bc94ae
  6. #b291a7
  7. #a88e9f
  8. #9e8a97
  9. #94878f
  10. #8a8388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #caaec0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4b0cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4bacb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eca3b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1abce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9b1cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9a3bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4a2cd {
  color: #e4a2cd;
}
Background
.bg-e4a2cd {
  background-color: #e4a2cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4a2cd {
  border: 2px solid #e4a2cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4a2cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 162 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 55% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4a2cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4a2cd, #e4a2ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4a2cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 162 205 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.16 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.04 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 6.13 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 6.59 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.42 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 8.90 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 10.19 #1b5d32 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Plum
#e4a2cd  rgb(228, 162, 205)  hsl(321, 55%, 76%)  Plum
#a2e4b9  rgb(162, 228, 185)  hsl(141, 55%, 76%)  Seafoam Green
#cde4a2  rgb(205, 228, 162)  hsl(81, 55%, 76%)  Tea Green
#a2cde4  rgb(162, 205, 228)  hsl(201, 55%, 76%)  Columbia Blue