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#EC8AEB

#ec8aeb ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ec8aeb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 54.12% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.53% magenta, 0.42% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 300.61°, with 72.06% saturation and 73.33% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 1.83.

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Relative luminance0.4201

Complementary

  1. #ec8aeb
  2. #8aec8b

Split complementary

  1. #ec8aeb
  2. #baec8a
  3. #8aecbc

Analogous

  1. #bc8aec
  2. #ec8aeb
  3. #ec8aba

Triadic

  1. #ec8aeb
  2. #ebec8a
  3. #8aebec

Tetradic

  1. #ec8aeb
  2. #ec8b8a
  3. #8aec8b
  4. #8aebec

Square

  1. #ec8aeb
  2. #ecbc8a
  3. #8aec8b
  4. #8abaec

Monochromatic

  1. #be1fbc
  2. #e148e0
  3. #ec8aeb
  4. #f7ccf6
  5. #fcedfc

Shades

#ec8aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec8aeb
  2. #d47cd4
  3. #bd6ebc
  4. #a561a5
  5. #8e538d
  6. #764576
  7. #5e375e
  8. #472947
  9. #2f1c2f
  10. #180e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec8aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec8aeb
  2. #ee96ed
  3. #f0a1ef
  4. #f2adf1
  5. #f4b9f3
  6. #f6c5f5
  7. #f7d0f7
  8. #f9dcf9
  9. #fbe8fb
  10. #fdf3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec8aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec8aeb
  2. #e189e0
  3. #d688d6
  4. #cc87cb
  5. #c186c0
  6. #b685b6
  7. #ab84ab
  8. #a083a0
  9. #968295
  10. #8b818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #caa0c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #82a5ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9db2e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f293b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b69bed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a4e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef90ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec8aeb {
  color: #ec8aeb;
}
Background
.bg-ec8aeb {
  background-color: #ec8aeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec8aeb {
  border: 2px solid #ec8aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec8aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 138 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 72% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec8aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec8aeb, #ec8aba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec8aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 138 235 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 1.83 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 4.97 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.60 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.99 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.39 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.45 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.24 #137514 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Violet
#ec8aeb  rgb(236, 138, 235)  hsl(301, 72%, 73%)  Violet
#8aec8b  rgb(138, 236, 139)  hsl(121, 72%, 73%)  Light Green
#ebec8a  rgb(235, 236, 138)  hsl(61, 72%, 73%)  Khaki
#8aebec  rgb(138, 235, 236)  hsl(181, 72%, 73%)  Electric Blue