#E9B6E9

A very light, moderate magenta closely aligning with Plum.

About #E9B6E9

When working with digital screens, the color #E9B6E9 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Plum. Its digital footprint relies on 233 parts red, 182 parts green, and 233 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow, and 9% black. With a hue angle of 300.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E9B6E9
RGB233, 182, 233
HSL300.0°, 53.7%, 81.4%
CMYK0%, 22%, 0%, 9%
HSV300.0°, 21.9%, 91.4%
LAB80.0, 26.9, -18.4
XYZ65.0, 56.7, 84.6
Decimal15316713

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.70:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.33:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.63:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.48:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9B6E9; }
.text-color { color: #E9B6E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9B6E9; }

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