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#DEAFE4

#deafe4 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#deafe4 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 68.63% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.63% cyan, 23.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 293.21°, with 49.53% saturation and 79.02% 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 11.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.5179

Complementary

  1. #deafe4
  2. #b5e4af

Split complementary

  1. #deafe4
  2. #cfe4af
  3. #afe4c4

Analogous

  1. #c4afe4
  2. #deafe4
  3. #e4afcf

Triadic

  1. #deafe4
  2. #e4deaf
  3. #afe4de

Tetradic

  1. #deafe4
  2. #e4afb5
  3. #b5e4af
  4. #afe4de

Square

  1. #deafe4
  2. #e4c4af
  3. #b5e4af
  4. #afcfe4

Monochromatic

  1. #ad3fbb
  2. #c676d1
  3. #deafe4
  4. #f6e8f7
  5. #f9f0fa

Shades

#deafe4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #deafe4
  2. #c89ecd
  3. #b28cb6
  4. #9b7ba0
  5. #856989
  6. #6f5872
  7. #59465b
  8. #433544
  9. #2c232e
  10. #161217
  11. #000000

Tints

#deafe4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #deafe4
  2. #e1b7e7
  3. #e5bfe9
  4. #e8c7ec
  5. #ebcfef
  6. #efd7f2
  7. #f2dff4
  8. #f5e7f7
  9. #f8effa
  10. #fcf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#deafe4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #deafe4
  2. #d5aada
  3. #cba6d0
  4. #c2a1c6
  5. #b89cbc
  6. #af98b2
  7. #a693a8
  8. #9c8e9e
  9. #938994
  10. #89858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccb8cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aabbe6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c0e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0b4c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b6e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7bae3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfb2d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-deafe4 {
  color: #deafe4;
}
Background
.bg-deafe4 {
  background-color: #deafe4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-deafe4 {
  border: 2px solid #deafe4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #deafe4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 175 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 50% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-deafe4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #deafe4, #e4afcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-deafe4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 175 228 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.91 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.04 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.78 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.96 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.58 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 10.95 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 10.99 #21501b Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Plum
#deafe4  rgb(222, 175, 228)  hsl(293, 50%, 79%)  Plum
#b5e4af  rgb(181, 228, 175)  hsl(113, 50%, 79%)  Celadon
#e4deaf  rgb(228, 222, 175)  hsl(53, 50%, 79%)  Vanilla
#afe4de  rgb(175, 228, 222)  hsl(173, 50%, 79%)  Pale Turquoise