#E2AFCC

A light, moderate magenta closely aligning with Thistle.

About #E2AFCC

Visually, #E2AFCC is defined as a moderate magenta. Its closest recognized web color is Thistle. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(226, 175, 204).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 23% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 325.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2AFCC
RGB226, 175, 204
HSL325.9°, 46.8%, 78.6%
CMYK0%, 23%, 10%, 11%
HSV325.9°, 22.6%, 88.6%
LAB76.8, 23.1, -7.5
XYZ57.6, 51.2, 64.0
Decimal14856140

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.87:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.24:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.79:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.55:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2AFCC; }
.text-color { color: #E2AFCC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2AFCC; }

Similar Colors

Thistle
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