#e3a8ff

Color #e3a8ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.96 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-300 #f4a8ff · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#e3a8ff

RGB

rgb(227, 168, 255)

HSL

hsl(280.7, 100%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.7, 34.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 34.1%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(77.02, 36.7, -34.8)

LCH

lch(77.02, 50.58, 316.52)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.1339, 314.49)

HWB

hwb(280.7, 65.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4ffa8

Analogous

#b7a8ff

#e3a8ff

#ffa8ef

Triadic

#e3a8ff

#ffe3a8

#a8ffe3

Split-complementary

#e3a8ff

#efffa8

#a8ffb7

Tetradic

#e3a8ff

#ffa8c4

#c4ffa8

#a8ffe3

Square

#e3a8ff

#ffb7a8

#c4ffa8

#a8efff

Shades

Color #e3a8ff mixed toward black.

#cc61ff

#b61bff

#8f00d3

#60008d

#300046

Tints

Color #e3a8ff mixed toward white.

#e8b6ff

#ecc5ff

#f1d3ff

#f6e2ff

#faf0ff

Tones

Color #e3a8ff mixed toward gray.

#e0aff8

#deb6f0

#dbbee9

#d9c5e2

#d6ccdb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ccccee · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#cfd4e9 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#e1dfdb · ΔE 28.2

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 24.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e3a8ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e3a8ff]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#e3a8ff (#e3a8ff) is rgb(227, 168, 255) in RGB.

No, #e3a8ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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