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#EAA5EE

#eaa5ee ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#eaa5ee is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 64.71% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.68% cyan, 30.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 296.71°, with 68.22% 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 11.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.5058

Complementary

  1. #eaa5ee
  2. #a9eea5

Split complementary

  1. #eaa5ee
  2. #ceeea5
  3. #a5eec5

Analogous

  1. #c5a5ee
  2. #eaa5ee
  3. #eea5ce

Triadic

  1. #eaa5ee
  2. #eeeaa5
  3. #a5eeea

Tetradic

  1. #eaa5ee
  2. #eea5a9
  3. #a9eea5
  4. #a5eeea

Square

  1. #eaa5ee
  2. #eec5a5
  3. #a9eea5
  4. #a5ceee

Monochromatic

  1. #c928d2
  2. #db65e2
  3. #eaa5ee
  4. #f9e5fa
  5. #fbeefc

Shades

#eaa5ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaa5ee
  2. #d395d6
  3. #bb84be
  4. #a474a7
  5. #8c638f
  6. #755377
  7. #5e425f
  8. #463247
  9. #2f2130
  10. #171118
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaa5ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaa5ee
  2. #ecaef0
  3. #eeb7f1
  4. #f0c0f3
  5. #f2c9f5
  6. #f5d2f7
  7. #f7dbf8
  8. #f9e4fa
  9. #fbedfc
  10. #fdf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaa5ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaa5ee
  2. #dfa1e3
  3. #d59ed8
  4. #ca9acd
  5. #c096c2
  6. #b593b7
  7. #aa8fac
  8. #a08ba1
  9. #958796
  10. #8b848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b4d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fb7f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afbfec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeacbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2b0f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cab5ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eca9d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaa5ee {
  color: #eaa5ee;
}
Background
.bg-eaa5ee {
  background-color: #eaa5ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaa5ee {
  border: 2px solid #eaa5ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaa5ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 165 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 68% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaa5ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaa5ee, #eea5ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaa5ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 165 238 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.19 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.16 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.16 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.99 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.97 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 10.42 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 11.43 #155a11 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Plum
#eaa5ee  rgb(234, 165, 238)  hsl(297, 68%, 79%)  Plum
#a9eea5  rgb(169, 238, 165)  hsl(117, 68%, 79%)  Granny Smith Apple
#eeeaa5  rgb(238, 234, 165)  hsl(57, 68%, 79%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a5eeea  rgb(165, 238, 234)  hsl(177, 68%, 79%)  Pale Turquoise