#E29FC2

Closest named color: Faded Pink (#DE9DAC). oklch(77.7% 0.091 346.8), rgb(226, 159, 194).

Black text reads best on this color (9.97:1).

About this color

#E29FC2 is a medium-light, moderately saturated pink. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.091 and its hue 347°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Pink (#DE9DAC), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.97:1.

Hue family	Pinks
Lightness	medium-light (78%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.091)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Faded Pink (#DE9DAC)
Black text	9.97:1
White text	2.10:1

Values

HEX	#E29FC2
RGB	rgb(226, 159, 194)
HSL	hsl(329, 54%, 75%)
OKLCH	oklch(77.7% 0.091 346.8)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #E29FC2	2.10:1	Fails	Lc -45.8	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #E29FC2	9.97:1	AAA	Lc 62.8	Content text, not long reading
#E29FC2 text on white	2.10:1	Fails	Lc 41.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#E29FC2 text on black	9.97:1	AAA	Lc -61.1	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#FCF2F7

oklch(97% 0.013 345.5)
Step 100
100

#F8E3ED

oklch(93.6% 0.026 347.1)
Step 200
200

#F3CCE0

oklch(88.4% 0.051 345.9)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#E29FC2

oklch(77.7% 0.091 346.8)
Step 400
400

#E078B2

oklch(70.6% 0.145 346.9)
Step 500
500

#D5509F

oklch(63.2% 0.186 347.1)
Step 600
600

#C02C8A

oklch(55.6% 0.203 346.9)
Step 700
700

#A51C75

oklch(49.1% 0.188 346.9)
Step 800
800

#861C5F

oklch(42.7% 0.155 347.1)
Step 900
900

#6C1F4E

oklch(37.7% 0.121 346.9)
Step 950
950

#40142E

oklch(27.2% 0.077 346.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#E29FC2 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#A4ACC3	0.095
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B4B7C0	0.089
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#EB9EAB	0.035
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B3B3B3	0.092