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#e299d8 color: Damson Plum

#e299d8 is rgb(226, 153, 216) in RGB and oklch(77.473% 0.11897 331.583) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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308°
100%

77.5%
0.119
332°
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • pink-300
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.15:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.78:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #e299d8

#e299d8 is a soft light magenta color. In OKLCH it has 77.5% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 332°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.15:1 contrast and black text 9.78:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Damson Plum (#dda0dd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-300.

More light magenta colors

Lighter: #e299d8 mixed with white

  1. e299d8
  2. e5a3dc
  3. e9aee0
  4. ecb8e4
  5. efc2e8
  6. f2ccec
  7. f5d6f0
  8. f8e0f4
  9. faebf7
  10. fdf5fb

Darker: #e299d8 mixed with black

  1. e299d8
  2. c484bc
  3. a870a0
  4. 8c5d85
  5. 714a6b
  6. 573853
  7. 3e273b
  8. 271725
  9. 120811
  10. 030102

Calmer: #e299d8 with less saturation

  1. e299d8
  2. de9cd5
  3. da9fd1
  4. d6a2ce
  5. d1a5cb
  6. cda8c7
  7. c8abc4
  8. c4aec0
  9. bfb0bd
  10. bab3b9

Questions about #e299d8

What color is #e299d8?

#e299d8 is soft light magenta. The closest named color is Damson Plum. In RGB it is rgb(226, 153, 216), in HSL hsl(308.22, 55.73%, 74.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.473% 0.11897 331.583).

What colors go well with #e299d8?

The complementary color of #e299d8 is #78cc8f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c3a3f5 and #f495b0. The triadic partners are #d1b354 and #40cae1.

Is white or black text more readable on #e299d8?

Black text reads better on #e299d8: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and black gives 9.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e299d8 a warm or cool color?

#e299d8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 332 degrees, its lightness 77.5% and its chroma 0.119.