#E8A7E2Candy Floss (#E8A7E2) is a light, soft magenta with an OKLCH hue of 330°, lightness 0.81 and chroma 0.108. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #E8A7E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 167, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(306, 59%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(306, 28%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28%, 3%, 9%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(76.2 33.3 -20.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.808 0.108 330) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Candy Floss shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward purple. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#eda3d4 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#eea8de — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#e8a7e2 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e8a8e5 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward purpleTest Candy Floss in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.9:1 and against black 11.06:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffeafd · #e8a7e2 · #c68bc1 · #9c6898 · #744670 · #4e274b
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ffcdda · #fdb5dc · #e8a7e2 · #c49bda · #a18fcd · #8083bb
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#e8a7e2 · #c19492 · #a26e9d · #9a4949 · #633760 · #4a2322
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f1ddef · #e8a7e2 · #6ab179 · #91708e · #6f526c · #4b3849
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8a7e2 · #9ea79f · #7a6e79 · #414741 · #231721 · #000100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ebf5ec · #c1ccc2 · #93a094 · #16271a · #000600 · #e8a7e2
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e8a7e2 · #96aa99 · #4c8157 · #005422 · #002409 · #040004
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e8a7e2 · #96aa99 · #6c7a3d · #005146 · #191f00 · #000201
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e8a7e2 · #aca48e · #867031 · #004e59 · #002126 · #0d0600
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e8a7e2 · #b4a090 · #98663c · #005422 · #001e32 · #000200
#EDB3E7 · #F1BFEC · #F5CBF1 · #FAD7F6 · #FEE2FA
#C086BB · #9A6795 · #754971 · #522C4F · #31122F
#E0ADDB · #D8B2D4 · #CFB8CD
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.