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#E55A8A

#e55a8a ≈ Blush

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e55a8a is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 35.29% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.7% magenta, 39.74% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 339.28°, with 72.77% saturation and 62.55% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blush (#de5d83), ΔE 2.03.

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Relative luminance0.2581

Complementary

  1. #e55a8a
  2. #5ae5b5

Split complementary

  1. #e55a8a
  2. #5ae570
  3. #5acfe5

Analogous

  1. #e55acf
  2. #e55a8a
  3. #e5705a

Triadic

  1. #e55a8a
  2. #8ae55a
  3. #5a8ae5

Tetradic

  1. #e55a8a
  2. #e5b55a
  3. #5ae5b5
  4. #5a8ae5

Square

  1. #e55a8a
  2. #cfe55a
  3. #5ae5b5
  4. #705ae5

Monochromatic

  1. #8f1740
  2. #d1215e
  3. #e55a8a
  4. #ef9cb9
  5. #fadee8

Shades

#e55a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e55a8a
  2. #ce517c
  3. #b7486e
  4. #a03f61
  5. #893653
  6. #732d45
  7. #5c2437
  8. #451b29
  9. #2e121c
  10. #17090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e55a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e55a8a
  2. #e86b96
  3. #ea7ba1
  4. #ed8cad
  5. #ef9cb9
  6. #f2adc5
  7. #f5bdd0
  8. #f7cedc
  9. #fadee8
  10. #fceff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e55a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e55a8a
  2. #db5e89
  3. #d16288
  4. #c76587
  5. #bd6986
  6. #b36d85
  7. #a87184
  8. #9e7583
  9. #947882
  10. #8a7c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b67a8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #747a8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #999587 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f74b6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad6f8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc8188 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f05279 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e55a8a {
  color: #e55a8a;
}
Background
.bg-e55a8a {
  background-color: #e55a8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e55a8a {
  border: 2px solid #e55a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e55a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 90 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 73% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e55a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e55a8a, #e5705a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e55a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 90 138 / 0.35);
}

#de5d83 Blush ΔE 2.03 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 2.97 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 4.53 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 5.81 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 5.88 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 6.76 #ff007f Rose ΔE 6.91 #1aa575 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Blush
#e55a8a  rgb(229, 90, 138)  hsl(339, 73%, 63%)  Blush
#5ae5b5  rgb(90, 229, 181)  hsl(159, 73%, 63%)  Medium Aquamarine
#8ae55a  rgb(138, 229, 90)  hsl(99, 73%, 63%)  Inchworm
#5a8ae5  rgb(90, 138, 229)  hsl(219, 73%, 63%)  United Nations Blue