Pale Grey Magenta Color

#e7d8ea

Pale Grey Magenta is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow

Inverse Color #182715
Complementary Color #dbe9d8
Color Shade: cool magenta (290° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 88.24% (better contrasting with black)
Pale Grey Magenta Color Sample
Pale Grey Magenta Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e7d8ea

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Grey Magenta Color. The Cosmetic Mauve color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Epiphany (#dbc1de) for more energetic effect. Try Petite Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#dbe9d8 is the best complementary color to Pale Grey Magenta. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e7d8ea complementary color is Willow Brook, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Snuff are #ded8e9 and #e9d8e3. Thus found on the left and right of #e7d8ea on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Snuff and Twilight colors as they work well with Pale Grey Magenta.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pale Grey Magenta palette consists of #d8e9de and #e3e9d8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbe9d8). Try Surf Crest and Periglacial Blue colors in combination with #e7d8ea, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #e7d8ea offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pale Grey Magenta. Thus Mystic and Satin Linen giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pale Grey Magenta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Willow Brook, Pearl Bush, and Mystic split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7d8ea square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pale Grey Magenta tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#dbe9d8) and two others. The Satin Linen is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mystic – 120° from the complementary Willow Brook. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e9e7d8 and #d8dbe9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e7d8ea is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Grey Magenta has a hue angle of 290°, a saturation of 30% and a lightness of 88.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7d8ea is made of 1.17% cyan, 7.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black ink.

HEX #e7d8ea
RGB Decimal rgb(231,216,234)
RGB Percentage 34%, 32%, 34%
CMYK 1.17, 7.05, 0, 8.24
HSL hsl(290,30%,88.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(290,7.69%,91.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.9884,8.3304,-6.9589)
XYZ xyz(72.3621,72.0412,87.9333)
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