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#E6B3E4

#e6b3e4 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#e6b3e4 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 70.2% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.17% magenta, 0.87% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 302.35°, with 50.5% saturation and 80.2% 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 11.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.91.

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Relative luminance0.5466

Complementary

  1. #e6b3e4
  2. #b3e6b5

Split complementary

  1. #e6b3e4
  2. #cbe6b3
  3. #b3e6cf

Analogous

  1. #cfb3e6
  2. #e6b3e4
  3. #e6b3cb

Triadic

  1. #e6b3e4
  2. #e4e6b3
  3. #b3e4e6

Tetradic

  1. #e6b3e4
  2. #e6b5b3
  3. #b3e6b5
  4. #b3e4e6

Square

  1. #e6b3e4
  2. #e6cfb3
  3. #b3e6b5
  4. #b3cbe6

Monochromatic

  1. #c040bb
  2. #d379d0
  3. #e6b3e4
  4. #f9edf8
  5. #faf0fa

Shades

#e6b3e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6b3e4
  2. #cfa1cd
  3. #b88fb6
  4. #a17da0
  5. #8a6b89
  6. #735a72
  7. #5c485b
  8. #453644
  9. #2e242e
  10. #171217
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6b3e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6b3e4
  2. #e9bbe7
  3. #ebc2e9
  4. #eecaec
  5. #f0d1ef
  6. #f3d9f2
  7. #f5e1f4
  8. #f8e8f7
  9. #faf0fa
  10. #fdf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6b3e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6b3e4
  2. #dcaeda
  3. #d2a9d0
  4. #c7a4c6
  5. #bd9fbc
  6. #b39ab2
  7. #a994a8
  8. #9f8f9e
  9. #948a94
  10. #8a858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2bdd1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0bfe6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcc6e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eab7c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8bae5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cebee3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b5d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6b3e4 {
  color: #e6b3e4;
}
Background
.bg-e6b3e4 {
  background-color: #e6b3e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6b3e4 {
  border: 2px solid #e6b3e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6b3e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 179 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 51% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6b3e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6b3e4, #e6b3cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6b3e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 179 228 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.91 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.48 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.95 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.33 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.05 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.40 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 9.53 #194c1b Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Plum
#e6b3e4  rgb(230, 179, 228)  hsl(302, 51%, 80%)  Plum
#b3e6b5  rgb(179, 230, 181)  hsl(122, 51%, 80%)  Celadon
#e4e6b3  rgb(228, 230, 179)  hsl(62, 51%, 80%)  Pale Goldenrod
#b3e4e6  rgb(179, 228, 230)  hsl(182, 51%, 80%)  Powder Blue