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#E6AFE2

#e6afe2 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#e6afe2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 68.63% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.91% magenta, 1.74% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 304.36°, with 52.38% saturation and 79.41% 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 11.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.5297

Complementary

  1. #e6afe2
  2. #afe6b3

Split complementary

  1. #e6afe2
  2. #c6e6af
  3. #afe6ce

Analogous

  1. #ceafe6
  2. #e6afe2
  3. #e6afc6

Triadic

  1. #e6afe2
  2. #e2e6af
  3. #afe2e6

Tetradic

  1. #e6afe2
  2. #e6b3af
  3. #afe6b3
  4. #afe2e6

Square

  1. #e6afe2
  2. #e6ceaf
  3. #afe6b3
  4. #afc6e6

Monochromatic

  1. #c03cb6
  2. #d475cd
  3. #e6afe2
  4. #f8e9f7
  5. #faeff9

Shades

#e6afe2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6afe2
  2. #cf9ecb
  3. #b88cb5
  4. #a17b9e
  5. #8a6988
  6. #735871
  7. #5c465a
  8. #453544
  9. #2e232d
  10. #171217
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6afe2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6afe2
  2. #e9b7e5
  3. #ebbfe8
  4. #eec7eb
  5. #f0cfee
  6. #f3d7f1
  7. #f5dff3
  8. #f8e7f6
  9. #faeff9
  10. #fdf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6afe2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6afe2
  2. #dcaad8
  3. #d2a6ce
  4. #c7a1c5
  5. #bd9cbb
  6. #b398b1
  7. #a993a7
  8. #9f8e9d
  9. #948994
  10. #8a858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1bacf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adbce4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9c3e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eab3c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b7e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdbbe1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9b1cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6afe2 {
  color: #e6afe2;
}
Background
.bg-e6afe2 {
  background-color: #e6afe2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6afe2 {
  border: 2px solid #e6afe2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6afe2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 175 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 52% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6afe2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6afe2, #e6afc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6afe2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 175 226 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.00 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.31 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.58 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.28 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.83 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 9.12 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.27 #19501d Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Plum
#e6afe2  rgb(230, 175, 226)  hsl(304, 52%, 79%)  Plum
#afe6b3  rgb(175, 230, 179)  hsl(124, 52%, 79%)  Celadon
#e2e6af  rgb(226, 230, 175)  hsl(64, 52%, 79%)  Pale Goldenrod
#afe2e6  rgb(175, 226, 230)  hsl(184, 52%, 79%)  Powder Blue