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#FA8AEF

#fa8aef ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#fa8aef is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 54.12% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.8% magenta, 4.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 305.89°, with 91.8% saturation and 76.08% 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 9.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 2.86.

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Relative luminance0.4473

Complementary

  1. #fa8aef
  2. #8afa95

Split complementary

  1. #fa8aef
  2. #b7fa8a
  3. #8afacd

Analogous

  1. #cd8afa
  2. #fa8aef
  3. #fa8ab7

Triadic

  1. #fa8aef
  2. #effa8a
  3. #8aeffa

Tetradic

  1. #fa8aef
  2. #fa958a
  3. #8afa95
  4. #8aeffa

Square

  1. #fa8aef
  2. #facd8a
  3. #8afa95
  4. #8ab7fa

Monochromatic

  1. #e10acc
  2. #f741e5
  3. #fa8aef
  4. #fdd3f9
  5. #feebfc

Shades

#fa8aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fa8aef
  2. #e17cd7
  3. #c86ebf
  4. #af61a7
  5. #96538f
  6. #7d4578
  7. #643760
  8. #4b2948
  9. #321c30
  10. #190e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#fa8aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fa8aef
  2. #fb96f1
  3. #fba1f2
  4. #fcadf4
  5. #fcb9f5
  6. #fdc5f7
  7. #fdd0f9
  8. #fedcfa
  9. #fee8fc
  10. #fff3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fa8aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fa8aef
  2. #ee89e4
  3. #e288d9
  4. #d587ce
  5. #c986c3
  6. #bd85b8
  7. #b184ac
  8. #a583a1
  9. #988296
  10. #8c818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3a4cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85a9f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4b8ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff92b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c09df1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cca8ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8fcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fa8aef {
  color: #fa8aef;
}
Background
.bg-fa8aef {
  background-color: #fa8aef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fa8aef {
  border: 2px solid #fa8aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fa8aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 138 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 306 92% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fa8aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa8aef, #fa8ab7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fa8aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 138 239 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 2.86 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 4.55 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.85 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 7.91 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.93 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.60 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 9.09 #057510 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Violet
#fa8aef  rgb(250, 138, 239)  hsl(306, 92%, 76%)  Violet
#8afa95  rgb(138, 250, 149)  hsl(126, 92%, 76%)  Pale Green
#effa8a  rgb(239, 250, 138)  hsl(66, 92%, 76%)  Pastel Yellow
#8aeffa  rgb(138, 239, 250)  hsl(186, 92%, 76%)  Electric Blue