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#E2A2EA closest to Candy Floss

#E2A2EA is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Candy Floss. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 63.5% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(226, 162, 234)). Its HSL value is 293° hue, 63% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #E2A2EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.59:1.

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Variations of #E2A2EA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E2A2EA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E2A2EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2A2EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AABBE8
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9BB3ED
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2B0EB
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AABBE8
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDB3E8
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E5A9BC
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E4A5D7
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C4B3C6

#E2A2EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.98:1 Very poor#E2A2EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.59:1 Very good#E2A2EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E2A2EA in CSS

/* Candy Floss */
.color { color: #E2A2EA; }
.background { background-color: #E2A2EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2A2EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 162 234);
color: hsl(293 63% 78%);
color: oklch(0.797 0.121 322.8);

#E2A2EA FAQ

What color is #E2A2EA?

#E2A2EA is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Candy Floss. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #E2A2EA?

#E2A2EA is rgb(226, 162, 234) in RGB, hsl(293, 63%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 31%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2A2EA?

The complementary color of #E2A2EA is #AAEAA2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2A2EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #E2A2EA: 10.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2A2EA a warm or cool color?

#E2A2EA is a cool color.