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Sour Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Sour (#E5EDB5), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#E5EDB5
#F8FBEB
#B8B8F8
#9370DB
#EEE9F9

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Sour#E5EDB5229, 237, 18169°, 61%, 82%3, 0, 24, 7
Amnesiac White#F8FBEB248, 251, 23571°, 67%, 95%1, 0, 6, 2
Purple Illusion#B8B8F8184, 184, 248240°, 82%, 85%26, 26, 0, 3
Matt Purple#9370DB147, 112, 219260°, 60%, 65%33, 49, 0, 14
Bright Dusk#EEE9F9238, 233, 249259°, 57%, 95%4, 6, 0, 2

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #F8FBEB on #9370DB3.58:1AA large
Aa #9370DB on #EEE9F93.16:1AA large
Aa #E5EDB5 on #9370DB3.07:1AA large
Aa #B8B8F8 on #9370DB2.02:1—
Aa #F8FBEB on #B8B8F81.78:1—
Aa #B8B8F8 on #EEE9F91.57:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #e5edb5; /* Sour */
  --color-2: #f8fbeb; /* Amnesiac White */
  --color-3: #b8b8f8; /* Purple Illusion */
  --color-4: #9370db; /* Matt Purple */
  --color-5: #eee9f9; /* Bright Dusk */
}

Other schemes from Sour

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Questions

What colors go with Sour?

In a complementary scheme: Amnesiac White (#F8FBEB), Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), Matt Purple (#9370DB), Bright Dusk (#EEE9F9).

What is the hex code of Sour?

#E5EDB5.