#E2A8FF

A very light, vivid purple closely aligning with Plum.

About #E2A8FF

When working with digital screens, the color #E2A8FF is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Plum. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 226, 168, and 255.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 11% C, 34% M, 0% Y, and 0% K. The HSL representation is 280.0° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 82.9% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2A8FF
RGB226, 168, 255
HSL280.0°, 100.0%, 82.9%
CMYK11%, 34%, 0%, 0%
HSV280.0°, 34.1%, 100.0%
LAB76.9, 36.4, -35.0
XYZ63.4, 51.4, 101.2
Decimal14854399

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.86:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.28:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.78:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.59:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2A8FF; }
.text-color { color: #E2A8FF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2A8FF; }

Similar Colors

Plum
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