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#E9B2EA

#e9b2ea ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#e9b2ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 69.8% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.43% cyan, 23.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 298.93°, with 57.14% saturation and 80.78% 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 12.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.551

Complementary

  1. #e9b2ea
  2. #b3eab2

Split complementary

  1. #e9b2ea
  2. #cfeab2
  3. #b2eacd

Analogous

  1. #cdb2ea
  2. #e9b2ea
  3. #eab2cf

Triadic

  1. #e9b2ea
  2. #eae9b2
  3. #b2eae9

Tetradic

  1. #e9b2ea
  2. #eab2b3
  3. #b3eab2
  4. #b2eae9

Square

  1. #e9b2ea
  2. #eacdb2
  3. #b3eab2
  4. #b2cfea

Monochromatic

  1. #c73ac9
  2. #d876da
  3. #e9b2ea
  4. #faeefa
  5. #faeffb

Shades

#e9b2ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9b2ea
  2. #d2a0d3
  3. #ba8ebb
  4. #a37da4
  5. #8c6b8c
  6. #755975
  7. #5d475e
  8. #463546
  9. #2f242f
  10. #171217
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9b2ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9b2ea
  2. #ebbaec
  3. #edc1ee
  4. #f0c9f0
  5. #f2d1f2
  6. #f4d9f5
  7. #f6e0f7
  8. #f8e8f9
  9. #fbf0fb
  10. #fdf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9b2ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9b2ea
  2. #dfaddf
  3. #d4a8d5
  4. #caa3ca
  5. #bf9ec0
  6. #b599b5
  7. #aa94aa
  8. #a08fa0
  9. #958a95
  10. #8b858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4bdd4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aec0ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbc6e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecb7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8baeb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfbfe9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ebb5d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9b2ea {
  color: #e9b2ea;
}
Background
.bg-e9b2ea {
  background-color: #e9b2ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9b2ea {
  border: 2px solid #e9b2ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9b2ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 178 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 57% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9b2ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9b2ea, #eab2cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9b2ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 178 234 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.37 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.08 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.66 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.42 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.34 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 10.14 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 10.43 #164d15 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Plum
#e9b2ea  rgb(233, 178, 234)  hsl(299, 57%, 81%)  Plum
#b3eab2  rgb(179, 234, 178)  hsl(119, 57%, 81%)  Celadon
#eae9b2  rgb(234, 233, 178)  hsl(59, 57%, 81%)  Pale Goldenrod
#b2eae9  rgb(178, 234, 233)  hsl(179, 57%, 81%)  Pale Turquoise