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#faaaeb ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#faaaeb is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 66.67% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 311.25°, with 88.89% saturation and 82.35% 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 12.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 5.12.

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Relative luminance0.5507

Complementary

  1. #faaaeb
  2. #aafab9

Split complementary

  1. #faaaeb
  2. #c3faaa
  3. #aafae1

Analogous

  1. #e1aafa
  2. #faaaeb
  3. #faaac3

Triadic

  1. #faaaeb
  2. #ebfaaa
  3. #aaebfa

Tetradic

  1. #faaaeb
  2. #fab9aa
  3. #aafab9
  4. #aaebfa

Square

  1. #faaaeb
  2. #fae1aa
  3. #aafab9
  4. #aac3fa

Monochromatic

  1. #f219c9
  2. #f662da
  3. #faaaeb
  4. #feecfa
  5. #feecfa

Shades

#faaaeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faaaeb
  2. #e199d4
  3. #c888bc
  4. #af77a5
  5. #96668d
  6. #7d5576
  7. #64445e
  8. #4b3347
  9. #32222f
  10. #191118
  11. #000000

Tints

#faaaeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faaaeb
  2. #fbb3ed
  3. #fbbbef
  4. #fcc4f1
  5. #fcccf3
  6. #fdd5f5
  7. #fdddf7
  8. #fee6f9
  9. #feeefb
  10. #fff7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faaaeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faaaeb
  2. #eea6e0
  3. #e2a2d6
  4. #d59dcb
  5. #c999c0
  6. #bd95b6
  7. #b191ab
  8. #a58da0
  9. #988895
  10. #8c848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcbad5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9bded ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc8e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaec1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfb6ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8bdea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #feacd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faaaeb {
  color: #faaaeb;
}
Background
.bg-faaaeb {
  background-color: #faaaeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faaaeb {
  border: 2px solid #faaaeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faaaeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 170 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 89% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faaaeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faaaeb, #faaac3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faaaeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 170 235 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.12 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.11 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.43 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.08 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.87 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.87 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.93 #055514 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Plum
#faaaeb  rgb(250, 170, 235)  hsl(311, 89%, 82%)  Plum
#aafab9  rgb(170, 250, 185)  hsl(131, 89%, 82%)  Granny Smith Apple
#ebfaaa  rgb(235, 250, 170)  hsl(71, 89%, 82%)  Pastel Yellow
#aaebfa  rgb(170, 235, 250)  hsl(191, 89%, 82%)  Non-Photo Blue