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#e59bdb color: Damson Plum

#e59bdb is rgb(229, 155, 219) in RGB and oklch(78.236% 0.12042 331.515) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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308°
100%

78.2%
0.120
332°
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • pink-300
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.09:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.04:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #e59bdb

#e59bdb is a soft light magenta color. In OKLCH it has 78.2% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 332°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.09:1 contrast and black text 10.04:1, 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: #e59bdb mixed with white

  1. e59bdb
  2. e8a5df
  3. ebafe2
  4. eeb9e6
  5. f1c3ea
  6. f4cded
  7. f6d7f1
  8. f9e1f5
  9. fbebf8
  10. fdf5fc

Darker: #e59bdb mixed with black

  1. e59bdb
  2. c786be
  3. aa72a2
  4. 8e5e87
  5. 724b6d
  6. 583954
  7. 3f283c
  8. 281826
  9. 120911
  10. 030102

Calmer: #e59bdb with less saturation

  1. e59bdb
  2. e19ed8
  3. dda2d4
  4. d8a5d1
  5. d4a8cd
  6. d0abca
  7. cbadc6
  8. c7b0c3
  9. c2b3bf
  10. bdb5bc

Questions about #e59bdb

What color is #e59bdb?

#e59bdb is soft light magenta. The closest named color is Damson Plum. In RGB it is rgb(229, 155, 219), in HSL hsl(308.11, 58.73%, 75.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.236% 0.12042 331.515).

What colors go well with #e59bdb?

The complementary color of #e59bdb is #7ace91. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c6a5f9 and #f897b3. The triadic partners are #d4b555 and #40cce4.

Is white or black text more readable on #e59bdb?

Black text reads better on #e59bdb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and black gives 10.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e59bdb a warm or cool color?

#e59bdb is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 332 degrees, its lightness 78.2% and its chroma 0.12.