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#E8AEFA closest to Candy Dreams

#E8AEFA is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Candy Dreams. In the RGB color model it is made of 91.0% red, 68.2% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(232, 174, 250)). Its HSL value is 286° hue, 88% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #E8AEFA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.87:1.

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Variations of #E8AEFA

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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#E8AEFA 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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#E8AEFA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E8AEFA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B2C5F8
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4BFFD
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BABBFB
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B2C5F8
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C4BEF9
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E8B7C9
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E9B2E5
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CDBED2

#E8AEFA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.77:1 Very poor#E8AEFA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.87:1 Very good#E8AEFA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E8AEFA in CSS

/* Candy Dreams */
.color { color: #E8AEFA; }
.background { background-color: #E8AEFA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E8AEFA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(232 174 250);
color: hsl(286 88% 83%);
color: oklch(0.829 0.120 318.0);

#E8AEFA FAQ

What color is #E8AEFA?

#E8AEFA is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Candy Dreams. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #E8AEFA?

#E8AEFA is rgb(232, 174, 250) in RGB, hsl(286, 88%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 30%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E8AEFA?

The complementary color of #E8AEFA is #C0FAAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E8AEFA?

Black text has the best contrast on #E8AEFA: 11.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E8AEFA a warm or cool color?

#E8AEFA is a cool color.