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#EAA4EC

#eaa4ec ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#eaa4ec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 64.31% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.85% cyan, 30.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 298.33°, with 65.45% saturation and 78.43% 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 11.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 2.94.

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Relative luminance0.501

Complementary

  1. #eaa4ec
  2. #a6eca4

Split complementary

  1. #eaa4ec
  2. #caeca4
  3. #a4ecc6

Analogous

  1. #c6a4ec
  2. #eaa4ec
  3. #eca4ca

Triadic

  1. #eaa4ec
  2. #eceaa4
  3. #a4ecea

Tetradic

  1. #eaa4ec
  2. #eca4a6
  3. #a6eca4
  4. #a4ecea

Square

  1. #eaa4ec
  2. #ecc6a4
  3. #a6eca4
  4. #a4caec

Monochromatic

  1. #c82bcc
  2. #db65df
  3. #eaa4ec
  4. #f9e3f9
  5. #fbeefb

Shades

#eaa4ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaa4ec
  2. #d394d4
  3. #bb83bd
  4. #a473a5
  5. #8c628e
  6. #755276
  7. #5e425e
  8. #463147
  9. #2f212f
  10. #171018
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaa4ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaa4ec
  2. #ecadee
  3. #eeb6f0
  4. #f0bff2
  5. #f2c8f4
  6. #f5d2f6
  7. #f7dbf7
  8. #f9e4f9
  9. #fbedfb
  10. #fdf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaa4ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaa4ec
  2. #dfa0e1
  3. #d59dd6
  4. #ca99cc
  5. #c096c1
  6. #b592b6
  7. #aa8eab
  8. #a08ba0
  9. #958796
  10. #8b848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b3d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9eb6ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afbfea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeabbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1afee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cab5eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eca8d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaa4ec {
  color: #eaa4ec;
}
Background
.bg-eaa4ec {
  background-color: #eaa4ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaa4ec {
  border: 2px solid #eaa4ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaa4ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 164 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 65% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaa4ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaa4ec, #eca4ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaa4ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 164 236 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 2.94 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.55 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.18 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.88 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.81 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 10.36 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 11.12 #155b13 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Plum
#eaa4ec  rgb(234, 164, 236)  hsl(298, 65%, 78%)  Plum
#a6eca4  rgb(166, 236, 164)  hsl(118, 65%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple
#eceaa4  rgb(236, 234, 164)  hsl(58, 65%, 78%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a4ecea  rgb(164, 236, 234)  hsl(178, 65%, 78%)  Pale Turquoise