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#EBB9EE

#ebb9ee ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ebb9ee is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 72.55% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.26% cyan, 22.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 296.6°, with 60.92% saturation and 82.94% 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 12.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 5.99.

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Relative luminance0.5853

Complementary

  1. #ebb9ee
  2. #bceeb9

Split complementary

  1. #ebb9ee
  2. #d7eeb9
  3. #b9eed0

Analogous

  1. #d0b9ee
  2. #ebb9ee
  3. #eeb9d7

Triadic

  1. #ebb9ee
  2. #eeebb9
  3. #b9eeeb

Tetradic

  1. #ebb9ee
  2. #eeb9bc
  3. #bceeb9
  4. #b9eeeb

Square

  1. #ebb9ee
  2. #eed0b9
  3. #bceeb9
  4. #b9d7ee

Monochromatic

  1. #c83ed0
  2. #d97bdf
  3. #ebb9ee
  4. #faeffb
  5. #faeffb

Shades

#ebb9ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebb9ee
  2. #d4a7d6
  3. #bc94be
  4. #a582a7
  5. #8d6f8f
  6. #765d77
  7. #5e4a5f
  8. #473847
  9. #2f2530
  10. #181318
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebb9ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebb9ee
  2. #edc0f0
  3. #efc7f1
  4. #f1cef3
  5. #f3d5f5
  6. #f5dcf7
  7. #f7e3f8
  8. #f9eafa
  9. #fbf1fc
  10. #fdf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebb9ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebb9ee
  2. #e0b3e3
  3. #d6aed8
  4. #cba8cd
  5. #c0a2c2
  6. #b69db7
  7. #ab97ac
  8. #a091a1
  9. #958b96
  10. #8b868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c3d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c5f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0cbec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eebecb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdc1ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3c4ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edbcda ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebb9ee {
  color: #ebb9ee;
}
Background
.bg-ebb9ee {
  background-color: #ebb9ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebb9ee {
  border: 2px solid #ebb9ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebb9ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 185 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 61% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebb9ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebb9ee, #eeb9d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebb9ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 185 238 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.99 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.48 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.68 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.06 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.46 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 10.62 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 10.68 #144611 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Plum
#ebb9ee  rgb(235, 185, 238)  hsl(297, 61%, 83%)  Plum
#bceeb9  rgb(188, 238, 185)  hsl(117, 61%, 83%)  Celadon
#eeebb9  rgb(238, 235, 185)  hsl(57, 61%, 83%)  Blond
#b9eeeb  rgb(185, 238, 235)  hsl(177, 61%, 83%)  Pale Turquoise