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#E8A8EC

#e8a8ec ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e8a8ec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 65.88% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.69% cyan, 28.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 296.47°, with 64.15% saturation and 79.22% 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 11.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.5122

Complementary

  1. #e8a8ec
  2. #aceca8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a8ec
  2. #ceeca8
  3. #a8ecc6

Analogous

  1. #c6a8ec
  2. #e8a8ec
  3. #eca8ce

Triadic

  1. #e8a8ec
  2. #ece8a8
  3. #a8ece8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a8ec
  2. #eca8ac
  3. #aceca8
  4. #a8ece8

Square

  1. #e8a8ec
  2. #ecc6a8
  3. #aceca8
  4. #a8ceec

Monochromatic

  1. #c52dce
  2. #d769de
  3. #e8a8ec
  4. #f9e7fa
  5. #fbeefb

Shades

#e8a8ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a8ec
  2. #d197d4
  3. #ba86bd
  4. #a276a5
  5. #8b658e
  6. #745476
  7. #5d435e
  8. #463247
  9. #2e222f
  10. #171118
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a8ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a8ec
  2. #eab1ee
  3. #edb9f0
  4. #efc2f2
  5. #f1cbf4
  6. #f4d4f6
  7. #f6dcf7
  8. #f8e5f9
  9. #faeefb
  10. #fdf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a8ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a8ec
  2. #dea4e1
  3. #d3a0d6
  4. #c99ccc
  5. #be98c1
  6. #b494b6
  7. #aa90ab
  8. #9f8ca0
  9. #958896
  10. #8a848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b5d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2b9ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1c0ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebaec0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2b2ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cab7eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eaacd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a8ec {
  color: #e8a8ec;
}
Background
.bg-e8a8ec {
  background-color: #e8a8ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a8ec {
  border: 2px solid #e8a8ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a8ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 168 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 64% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a8ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a8ec, #eca8ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a8ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 168 236 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 2.85 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.02 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.76 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.24 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.95 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 11.09 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 11.43 #175713 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Plum
#e8a8ec  rgb(232, 168, 236)  hsl(296, 64%, 79%)  Plum
#aceca8  rgb(172, 236, 168)  hsl(116, 64%, 79%)  Granny Smith Apple
#ece8a8  rgb(236, 232, 168)  hsl(56, 64%, 79%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a8ece8  rgb(168, 236, 232)  hsl(176, 64%, 79%)  Pale Turquoise