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#E8B4EA

#e8b4ea ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#e8b4ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 70.59% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.85% cyan, 23.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 297.78°, with 56.25% saturation and 81.18% 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 12.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.83.

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Relative luminance0.5574

Complementary

  1. #e8b4ea
  2. #b6eab4

Split complementary

  1. #e8b4ea
  2. #d1eab4
  3. #b4eacd

Analogous

  1. #cdb4ea
  2. #e8b4ea
  3. #eab4d1

Triadic

  1. #e8b4ea
  2. #eae8b4
  3. #b4eae8

Tetradic

  1. #e8b4ea
  2. #eab4b6
  3. #b6eab4
  4. #b4eae8

Square

  1. #e8b4ea
  2. #eacdb4
  3. #b6eab4
  4. #b4d1ea

Monochromatic

  1. #c33cc9
  2. #d678d9
  3. #e8b4ea
  4. #faeffb
  5. #faeffb

Shades

#e8b4ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8b4ea
  2. #d1a2d3
  3. #ba90bb
  4. #a27ea4
  5. #8b6c8c
  6. #745a75
  7. #5d485e
  8. #463646
  9. #2e242f
  10. #171217
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8b4ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8b4ea
  2. #eabcec
  3. #edc3ee
  4. #efcbf0
  5. #f1d2f2
  6. #f4daf5
  7. #f6e1f7
  8. #f8e9f9
  9. #faf0fb
  10. #fdf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8b4ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8b4ea
  2. #deafdf
  3. #d3aad5
  4. #c9a4ca
  5. #be9fc0
  6. #b49ab5
  7. #aa95aa
  8. #9f90a0
  9. #958a95
  10. #8a858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4bed5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0c1ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcc7e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebb9c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9bceb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfc0e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eab7d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8b4ea {
  color: #e8b4ea;
}
Background
.bg-e8b4ea {
  background-color: #e8b4ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8b4ea {
  border: 2px solid #e8b4ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8b4ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 180 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 56% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8b4ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8b4ea, #eab4d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8b4ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 180 234 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.83 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.22 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.78 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.30 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.80 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 10.31 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 10.41 #174b15 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Plum
#e8b4ea  rgb(232, 180, 234)  hsl(298, 56%, 81%)  Plum
#b6eab4  rgb(182, 234, 180)  hsl(118, 56%, 81%)  Celadon
#eae8b4  rgb(234, 232, 180)  hsl(58, 56%, 81%)  Pale Goldenrod
#b4eae8  rgb(180, 234, 232)  hsl(178, 56%, 81%)  Pale Turquoise