#E2AFE9

A very light, moderate magenta closely aligning with Plum.

About #E2AFE9

When working with digital screens, the color #E2AFE9 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Plum. Its digital footprint relies on 226 parts red, 175 parts green, and 233 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 3% cyan and 25% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2AFE9
RGB226, 175, 233
HSL292.8°, 56.9%, 80.0%
CMYK3%, 25%, 0%, 9%
HSV292.8°, 24.9%, 91.4%
LAB77.7, 28.3, -21.9
XYZ61.4, 52.7, 84.0
Decimal14856169

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.82:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.54:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.74:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.81:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2AFE9; }
.text-color { color: #E2AFE9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2AFE9; }

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