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#EF8AEC

#ef8aec ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ef8aec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.26% magenta, 1.26% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 301.78°, 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 1.86.

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Web safe#ff99ff
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Relative luminance0.4258

Complementary

  1. #ef8aec
  2. #8aef8d

Split complementary

  1. #ef8aec
  2. #b9ef8a
  3. #8aefbf

Analogous

  1. #bf8aef
  2. #ef8aec
  3. #ef8ab9

Triadic

  1. #ef8aec
  2. #ecef8a
  3. #8aecef

Tetradic

  1. #ef8aec
  2. #ef8d8a
  3. #8aef8d
  4. #8aecef

Square

  1. #ef8aec
  2. #efbf8a
  3. #8aef8d
  4. #8ab9ef

Monochromatic

  1. #c51bc0
  2. #e647e1
  3. #ef8aec
  4. #f8cdf7
  5. #fdedfc

Shades

#ef8aec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef8aec
  2. #d77cd4
  3. #bf6ebd
  4. #a761a5
  5. #8f538e
  6. #784576
  7. #60375e
  8. #482947
  9. #301c2f
  10. #180e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef8aec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef8aec
  2. #f196ee
  3. #f2a1f0
  4. #f4adf2
  5. #f5b9f4
  6. #f7c5f6
  7. #f9d0f7
  8. #fadcf9
  9. #fce8fb
  10. #fdf3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef8aec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef8aec
  2. #e489e1
  3. #d988d6
  4. #ce87cc
  5. #c386c1
  6. #b885b6
  7. #ac84ab
  8. #a183a0
  9. #968296
  10. #8b818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cca1ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #83a6ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fb3e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f593b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b89cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4a4ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f390cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef8aec {
  color: #ef8aec;
}
Background
.bg-ef8aec {
  background-color: #ef8aec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef8aec {
  border: 2px solid #ef8aec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef8aec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 138 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 76% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef8aec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef8aec, #ef8ab9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef8aec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 138 236 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 1.86 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 4.77 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.84 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.14 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.59 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.30 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 9.49 #107513 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Violet
#ef8aec  rgb(239, 138, 236)  hsl(302, 76%, 74%)  Violet
#8aef8d  rgb(138, 239, 141)  hsl(122, 76%, 74%)  Light Green
#ecef8a  rgb(236, 239, 138)  hsl(62, 76%, 74%)  Pastel Yellow
#8aecef  rgb(138, 236, 239)  hsl(182, 76%, 74%)  Electric Blue