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#F8A8EA

#f8a8ea ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#f8a8ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 65.88% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.26% magenta, 5.65% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 310.5°, with 85.11% saturation and 81.57% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.72.

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Relative luminance0.539

Complementary

  1. #f8a8ea
  2. #a8f8b6

Split complementary

  1. #f8a8ea
  2. #c2f8a8
  3. #a8f8de

Analogous

  1. #dea8f8
  2. #f8a8ea
  3. #f8a8c2

Triadic

  1. #f8a8ea
  2. #eaf8a8
  3. #a8eaf8

Tetradic

  1. #f8a8ea
  2. #f8b6a8
  3. #a8f8b6
  4. #a8eaf8

Square

  1. #f8a8ea
  2. #f8dea8
  3. #a8f8b6
  4. #a8c2f8

Monochromatic

  1. #ed1ac8
  2. #f261d9
  3. #f8a8ea
  4. #fdecfa
  5. #fdecfa

Shades

#f8a8ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8a8ea
  2. #df97d3
  3. #c686bb
  4. #ae76a4
  5. #95658c
  6. #7c5475
  7. #63435e
  8. #4a3246
  9. #32222f
  10. #191117
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8a8ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8a8ea
  2. #f9b1ec
  3. #f9b9ee
  4. #fac2f0
  5. #fbcbf2
  6. #fcd4f5
  7. #fcdcf7
  8. #fde5f9
  9. #feeefb
  10. #fef6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8a8ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8a8ea
  2. #eca4df
  3. #e0a0d5
  4. #d49cca
  5. #c898c0
  6. #bc94b5
  7. #b090aa
  8. #a48ca0
  9. #988895
  10. #8c848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dab8d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7bbed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbc6e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffacc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdb4ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6bbe8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcaad2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8a8ea {
  color: #f8a8ea;
}
Background
.bg-f8a8ea {
  background-color: #f8a8ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8a8ea {
  border: 2px solid #f8a8ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8a8ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 168 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 85% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8a8ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8a8ea, #f8a8c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8a8ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 168 234 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.72 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.94 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.61 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.74 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.40 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.68 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 10.13 #075715 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Plum
#f8a8ea  rgb(248, 168, 234)  hsl(311, 85%, 82%)  Plum
#a8f8b6  rgb(168, 248, 182)  hsl(131, 85%, 82%)  Granny Smith Apple
#eaf8a8  rgb(234, 248, 168)  hsl(71, 85%, 82%)  Pastel Yellow
#a8eaf8  rgb(168, 234, 248)  hsl(191, 85%, 82%)  Non-Photo Blue