#e8e3e8

Color #e8e3e8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light magenta.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.34 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-200 #e7e4e7 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#e8e3e8

RGB

rgb(232, 227, 232)

HSL

hsl(300, 9.8%, 90%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 2.2%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(90.74, 2.57, -1.83)

LCH

lch(90.74, 3.15, 324.55)

OKLCH

oklch(92.1%, 0.0086, 325.94)

HWB

hwb(300, 89%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3e8e3

Analogous

#e6e3e8

#e8e3e8

#e8e3e6

Triadic

#e8e3e8

#e8e8e3

#e3e8e8

Split-complementary

#e8e3e8

#e6e8e3

#e3e8e6

Tetradic

#e8e3e8

#e8e3e3

#e3e8e3

#e3e8e8

Square

#e8e3e8

#e8e6e3

#e3e8e3

#e3e6e8

Shades

Color #e8e3e8 mixed toward black.

#c5b9c5

#a38fa3

#7e687e

#544554

#2a232a

Tints

Color #e8e3e8 mixed toward white.

#ece8ec

#f0ecf0

#f3f1f3

#f7f6f7

#fbfafb

Tones

Color #e8e3e8 mixed toward gray.

#e8e3e8

#e7e4e7

#e6e5e6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e6e6e7 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#e6e7e7 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#e8e6e6 · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#e4e4e4 · ΔE 3.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #e8e3e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e8e3e8]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#e8e3e8 (#e8e3e8) is rgb(232, 227, 232) in RGB.

No, #e8e3e8 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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