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#e494e2 color: Love Dust

#e494e2 is rgb(228, 148, 226) in RGB and oklch(77.26% 0.13844 327.675) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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302°
100%

77.3%
0.138
328°
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • fuchsia-300
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.18:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #e494e2

#e494e2 is a soft light magenta color. In OKLCH it has 77.3% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 328°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.18:1 contrast and black text 9.63:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Love Dust (#eb94da). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-300.

More light magenta colors

Lighter: #e494e2 mixed with white

  1. e494e2
  2. e79fe5
  3. ebaae8
  4. eeb5eb
  5. f0bfee
  6. f3caf1
  7. f6d5f4
  8. f8dff7
  9. fbeafa
  10. fdf4fc

Darker: #e494e2 mixed with black

  1. e494e2
  2. c680c4
  3. a96da8
  4. 8d5a8c
  5. 724871
  6. 583657
  7. 3f263e
  8. 281627
  9. 120812
  10. 030103

Calmer: #e494e2 with less saturation

  1. e494e2
  2. e098de
  3. db9cd9
  4. d79fd5
  5. d2a3d0
  6. cea6cc
  7. c9a9c7
  8. c4acc3
  9. bfafbe
  10. bab2ba

Questions about #e494e2

What color is #e494e2?

#e494e2 is soft light magenta. The closest named color is Love Dust. In RGB it is rgb(228, 148, 226), in HSL hsl(301.5, 59.7%, 73.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.26% 0.13844 327.675).

What colors go well with #e494e2?

The complementary color of #e494e2 is #73cd81. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c0a1ff and #fb8eb5. The triadic partners are #daaf3a and #00cde2.

Is white or black text more readable on #e494e2?

Black text reads better on #e494e2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and black gives 9.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e494e2 a warm or cool color?

#e494e2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 328 degrees, its lightness 77.3% and its chroma 0.138.