#E8A3D3 Hex Color
Online color picker to view shades, tints, color codes, and complementary colors
#e8a3d3 is a pale, unsaturated magenta that leans toward a soft lilac. Because of its light, airy chroma, this hex code works best as a primary background or a gentle supporting accent in cosmetics and children’s branding. It pairs beautifully with charcoal or deep olive to ground its inherent sweetness. Since it has high contrast with dark text, it remains perfectly readable for UI interfaces and fine typography.
Questions about #e8a3d3
What is #e8a3d3 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #e8a3d3 is rgb(232, 163, 211), in HSL hsl(318, 60%, 77%) and in CMYK 0%, 30%, 9%, 9%.
What colors pair best with #e8a3d3?
Is #e8a3d3 suitable for text on a white background?
Using #e8a3d3 for body text on a white background is not recommended as it will fail most accessibility standards for contrast ratios. It is much more effective when used as a background color with dark, high-contrast text layered on top.
Is #e8a3d3 readable on white or black?
#e8a3d3 has a 1.97:1 contrast ratio on white and 10.61:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.