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#E7A8DB

#e7a8db ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#e7a8db is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 65.88% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.27% magenta, 5.19% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 311.43°, with 56.76% saturation and 78.24% 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 11.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.4.

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Relative luminance0.5011

Complementary

  1. #e7a8db
  2. #a8e7b4

Split complementary

  1. #e7a8db
  2. #bce7a8
  3. #a8e7d4

Analogous

  1. #d4a8e7
  2. #e7a8db
  3. #e7a8bc

Triadic

  1. #e7a8db
  2. #dbe7a8
  3. #a8dbe7

Tetradic

  1. #e7a8db
  2. #e7b4a8
  3. #a8e7b4
  4. #a8dbe7

Square

  1. #e7a8db
  2. #e7d4a8
  3. #a8e7b4
  4. #a8bce7

Monochromatic

  1. #c135a6
  2. #d66cc2
  3. #e7a8db
  4. #f8e4f4
  5. #fbeff8

Shades

#e7a8db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e7a8db
  2. #d097c5
  3. #b986af
  4. #a27699
  5. #8b6583
  6. #74546e
  7. #5c4358
  8. #453242
  9. #2e222c
  10. #171116
  11. #000000

Tints

#e7a8db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e7a8db
  2. #e9b1df
  3. #ecb9e2
  4. #eec2e6
  5. #f1cbe9
  6. #f3d4ed
  7. #f5dcf1
  8. #f8e5f4
  9. #faeef8
  10. #fdf6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e7a8db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e7a8db
  2. #dda4d2
  3. #d2a0c9
  4. #c89cc0
  5. #be98b7
  6. #b494ae
  7. #a990a4
  8. #9f8c9b
  9. #958892
  10. #8a8489
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ceb4c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b6dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bfd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edabba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4b1dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccb6da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ebaac8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e7a8db {
  color: #e7a8db;
}
Background
.bg-e7a8db {
  background-color: #e7a8db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e7a8db {
  border: 2px solid #e7a8db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e7a8db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 168 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 57% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e7a8db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7a8db, #e7a8bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e7a8db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 168 219 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.40 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.26 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.97 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 7.79 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.37 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.49 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.99 #185724 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Plum
#e7a8db  rgb(231, 168, 219)  hsl(311, 57%, 78%)  Plum
#a8e7b4  rgb(168, 231, 180)  hsl(131, 57%, 78%)  Celadon
#dbe7a8  rgb(219, 231, 168)  hsl(71, 57%, 78%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a8dbe7  rgb(168, 219, 231)  hsl(191, 57%, 78%)  Non-Photo Blue