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#EF8AEF

#ef8aef ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ef8aef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 300°, 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 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 1.67.

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Web safe#ff99ff
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Relative luminance0.4276

Complementary

  1. #ef8aef
  2. #8aef8a

Split complementary

  1. #ef8aef
  2. #bcef8a
  3. #8aefbc

Analogous

  1. #bc8aef
  2. #ef8aef
  3. #ef8abc

Triadic

  1. #ef8aef
  2. #efef8a
  3. #8aefef

Tetradic

  1. #ef8aef
  2. #ef8a8a
  3. #8aef8a
  4. #8aefef

Square

  1. #ef8aef
  2. #efbc8a
  3. #8aef8a
  4. #8abcef

Monochromatic

  1. #c51bc5
  2. #e647e6
  3. #ef8aef
  4. #f8cdf8
  5. #fdedfd

Shades

#ef8aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef8aef
  2. #d77cd7
  3. #bf6ebf
  4. #a761a7
  5. #8f538f
  6. #784578
  7. #603760
  8. #482948
  9. #301c30
  10. #180e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef8aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef8aef
  2. #f196f1
  3. #f2a1f2
  4. #f4adf4
  5. #f5b9f5
  6. #f7c5f7
  7. #f9d0f9
  8. #fadcfa
  9. #fce8fc
  10. #fdf3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef8aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef8aef
  2. #e489e4
  3. #d988d9
  4. #ce87ce
  5. #c386c3
  6. #b885b8
  7. #ac84ac
  8. #a183a1
  9. #968296
  10. #8b818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cca1cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #82a7f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9db4ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f594b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b89cf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3a5ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f290cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef8aef {
  color: #ef8aef;
}
Background
.bg-ef8aef {
  background-color: #ef8aef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef8aef {
  border: 2px solid #ef8aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef8aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 138 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 76% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef8aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef8aef, #ef8abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef8aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 138 239 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 1.67 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 4.46 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.94 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.21 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.41 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.64 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.65 #107510 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Violet
#ef8aef  rgb(239, 138, 239)  hsl(300, 76%, 74%)  Violet
#8aef8a  rgb(138, 239, 138)  hsl(120, 76%, 74%)  Light Green
#efef8a  rgb(239, 239, 138)  hsl(60, 76%, 74%)  Pastel Yellow
#8aefef  rgb(138, 239, 239)  hsl(180, 76%, 74%)  Electric Blue