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#EF8AEB

#ef8aeb ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ef8aeb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 54.12% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.26% magenta, 1.67% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 302.38°, with 75.94% saturation and 73.92% 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 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 1.96.

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Web safe#ff99ff
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Relative luminance0.4253

Complementary

  1. #ef8aeb
  2. #8aef8e

Split complementary

  1. #ef8aeb
  2. #b8ef8a
  3. #8aefc1

Analogous

  1. #c18aef
  2. #ef8aeb
  3. #ef8ab8

Triadic

  1. #ef8aeb
  2. #ebef8a
  3. #8aebef

Tetradic

  1. #ef8aeb
  2. #ef8e8a
  3. #8aef8e
  4. #8aebef

Square

  1. #ef8aeb
  2. #efc18a
  3. #8aef8e
  4. #8ab8ef

Monochromatic

  1. #c51bbe
  2. #e647df
  3. #ef8aeb
  4. #f8cdf6
  5. #fdedfc

Shades

#ef8aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef8aeb
  2. #d77cd4
  3. #bf6ebc
  4. #a761a5
  5. #8f538d
  6. #784576
  7. #60375e
  8. #482947
  9. #301c2f
  10. #180e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef8aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef8aeb
  2. #f196ed
  3. #f2a1ef
  4. #f4adf1
  5. #f5b9f3
  6. #f7c5f5
  7. #f9d0f7
  8. #fadcf9
  9. #fce8fb
  10. #fdf3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef8aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef8aeb
  2. #e489e0
  3. #d988d6
  4. #ce87cb
  5. #c386c0
  6. #b885b6
  7. #ac84ab
  8. #a183a0
  9. #968295
  10. #8b818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cba1ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #83a6ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fb3e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f593b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b99ced ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4a4e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f38fca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef8aeb {
  color: #ef8aeb;
}
Background
.bg-ef8aeb {
  background-color: #ef8aeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef8aeb {
  border: 2px solid #ef8aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef8aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 138 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 76% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef8aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef8aeb, #ef8ab8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef8aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 138 235 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 1.96 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 4.89 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.82 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.06 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.73 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.19 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 9.32 #107514 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Violet
#ef8aeb  rgb(239, 138, 235)  hsl(302, 76%, 74%)  Violet
#8aef8e  rgb(138, 239, 142)  hsl(122, 76%, 74%)  Light Green
#ebef8a  rgb(235, 239, 138)  hsl(62, 76%, 74%)  Pastel Yellow
#8aebef  rgb(138, 235, 239)  hsl(182, 76%, 74%)  Electric Blue