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#e299dd color: Herb Robert

#e299dd is rgb(226, 153, 221) in RGB and oklch(77.664% 0.1236 329.066) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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304°
100%

77.7%
0.124
329°
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • pink-300
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.14:1Hard to read
Lc -46
Black text
9.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #e299dd

#e299dd is a soft light magenta color. In OKLCH it has 77.7% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 329°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.14:1 contrast and black text 9.83:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Herb Robert (#dda0df). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-300.

More light magenta colors

Lighter: #e299dd mixed with white

  1. e299dd
  2. e5a3e1
  3. e9aee4
  4. ecb8e8
  5. efc2eb
  6. f2ccef
  7. f5d6f2
  8. f8e1f5
  9. faebf9
  10. fdf5fc

Darker: #e299dd mixed with black

  1. e299dd
  2. c484c0
  3. a870a4
  4. 8c5d88
  5. 714a6e
  6. 573855
  7. 3e273d
  8. 271726
  9. 120811
  10. 030102

Calmer: #e299dd with less saturation

  1. e299dd
  2. de9cd9
  3. daa0d5
  4. d6a3d2
  5. d2a6ce
  6. cda9ca
  7. c9acc6
  8. c4aec2
  9. c0b1be
  10. bbb4ba

Questions about #e299dd

What color is #e299dd?

#e299dd is soft light magenta. The closest named color is Herb Robert. In RGB it is rgb(226, 153, 221), in HSL hsl(304.11, 55.73%, 74.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.664% 0.1236 329.066).

What colors go well with #e299dd?

The complementary color of #e299dd is #7bcc8a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c1a4fa and #f694b4. The triadic partners are #d6b250 and #33cce1.

Is white or black text more readable on #e299dd?

Black text reads better on #e299dd: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and black gives 9.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e299dd a warm or cool color?

#e299dd is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 329 degrees, its lightness 77.7% and its chroma 0.124.