Skip to the color picker

#e495c5 color: Crepe Myrtle

#e495c5 is rgb(228, 149, 197) in RGB and oklch(76.339% 0.11223 342.947) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

324°
100%

76.3%
0.112
343°
  • Pink
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Plum
  • pink-300
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.23:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.40:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #e495c5

#e495c5 is a soft light pink color. In OKLCH it has 76.3% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 343°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.23:1 contrast and black text 9.4:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light pink colors

Lighter: #e495c5 mixed with white

  1. e495c5
  2. e7a0cb
  3. ebaad1
  4. eeb5d6
  5. f1bfdc
  6. f4cae2
  7. f6d5e8
  8. f9dfed
  9. fbeaf3
  10. fdf4f9

Darker: #e495c5 mixed with black

  1. e495c5
  2. c681ab
  3. a96d92
  4. 8d5a79
  5. 724861
  6. 58374b
  7. 3f2635
  8. 281621
  9. 12080e
  10. 030102

Calmer: #e495c5 with less saturation

  1. e495c5
  2. df98c3
  3. db9bc1
  4. d69fbf
  5. d1a2be
  6. cda4bc
  7. c8a7ba
  8. c2aab8
  9. bdadb6
  10. b8afb4

Questions about #e495c5

What color is #e495c5?

#e495c5 is soft light pink. The closest named color is Crepe Myrtle. In RGB it is rgb(228, 149, 197), in HSL hsl(323.54, 59.4%, 73.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.339% 0.11223 342.947).

What colors go well with #e495c5?

The complementary color of #e495c5 is #68c99e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cb9de5 and #f0949e. The triadic partners are #bfb55c and #53c2e6.

Is white or black text more readable on #e495c5?

Black text reads better on #e495c5: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and black gives 9.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e495c5 a warm or cool color?

#e495c5 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 343 degrees, its lightness 76.3% and its chroma 0.112.