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#E8A2EC closest to Candy Floss

#E8A2EC is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Candy Floss. In the RGB color model it is made of 91.0% red, 63.5% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(232, 162, 236)). Its HSL value is 297° hue, 66% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #E8A2EC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.81:1.

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Variations of #E8A2EC

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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#E8A2EC 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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#E8A2EC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E8A2EC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ADBDE9
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9CB5EF
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5B1ED
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ADBDE9
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1B5EA
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ECA9BD
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EAA5D8
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C7B4C8

#E8A2EC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.94:1 Very poor#E8A2EC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.81:1 Very good#E8A2EC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E8A2EC in CSS

/* Candy Floss */
.color { color: #E8A2EC; }
.background { background-color: #E8A2EC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E8A2EC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(232 162 236);
color: hsl(297 66% 78%);
color: oklch(0.804 0.127 324.8);

#E8A2EC FAQ

What color is #E8A2EC?

#E8A2EC 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 #E8A2EC?

#E8A2EC is rgb(232, 162, 236) in RGB, hsl(297, 66%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 31%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E8A2EC?

The complementary color of #E8A2EC is #A6ECA2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E8A2EC?

Black text has the best contrast on #E8A2EC: 10.81:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E8A2EC a warm or cool color?

#E8A2EC is a cool color.