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#e29bcb color: Crepe Myrtle

#e29bcb is rgb(226, 155, 203) in RGB and oklch(77.337% 0.10442 339.359) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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319°
100%

77.3%
0.104
339°
  • 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 #e29bcb

#e29bcb is a soft light magenta color. In OKLCH it has 77.3% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 339°.

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 Crepe Myrtle (#e399ca). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-300.

More light magenta colors

Lighter: #e29bcb mixed with white

  1. e29bcb
  2. e5a5d0
  3. e9afd5
  4. ecb9db
  5. efc3e0
  6. f2cde5
  7. f5d7ea
  8. f8e1ef
  9. faebf5
  10. fdf5fa

Darker: #e29bcb mixed with black

  1. e29bcb
  2. c486b0
  3. a87296
  4. 8c5e7d
  5. 714b65
  6. 57394d
  7. 3e2837
  8. 271822
  9. 12090f
  10. 030102

Calmer: #e29bcb with less saturation

  1. e29bcb
  2. de9ec9
  3. daa1c7
  4. d6a4c5
  5. d1a6c2
  6. cda9c0
  7. c8abbe
  8. c4aebc
  9. bfb0ba
  10. bab3b7

Questions about #e29bcb

What color is #e29bcb?

#e29bcb is soft light magenta. The closest named color is Crepe Myrtle. In RGB it is rgb(226, 155, 203), in HSL hsl(319.44, 55.04%, 74.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.337% 0.10442 339.359).

What colors go well with #e29bcb?

The complementary color of #e29bcb is #77ca9e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c9a3e8 and #ef99a7. The triadic partners are #c5b765 and #5dc5e3.

Is white or black text more readable on #e29bcb?

Black text reads better on #e29bcb: 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 #e29bcb a warm or cool color?

#e29bcb is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 339 degrees, its lightness 77.3% and its chroma 0.104.