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#EC9AEE

#ec9aee ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ec9aee is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 60.39% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.84% cyan, 35.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 298.57°, with 71.19% saturation and 76.86% 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 10.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.4712

Complementary

  1. #ec9aee
  2. #9cee9a

Split complementary

  1. #ec9aee
  2. #c6ee9a
  3. #9aeec2

Analogous

  1. #c29aee
  2. #ec9aee
  3. #ee9ac6

Triadic

  1. #ec9aee
  2. #eeec9a
  3. #9aeeec

Tetradic

  1. #ec9aee
  2. #ee9a9c
  3. #9cee9a
  4. #9aeeec

Square

  1. #ec9aee
  2. #eec29a
  3. #9cee9a
  4. #9ac6ee

Monochromatic

  1. #c922cd
  2. #e059e3
  3. #ec9aee
  4. #f8dbf9
  5. #fceefc

Shades

#ec9aee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec9aee
  2. #d48bd6
  3. #bd7bbe
  4. #a56ca7
  5. #8e5c8f
  6. #764d77
  7. #5e3e5f
  8. #472e47
  9. #2f1f30
  10. #180f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec9aee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec9aee
  2. #eea4f0
  3. #f0aef1
  4. #f2b8f3
  5. #f4c2f5
  6. #f6cdf7
  7. #f7d7f8
  8. #f9e1fa
  9. #fbebfc
  10. #fdf5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec9aee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec9aee
  2. #e197e3
  3. #d695d8
  4. #cc92cd
  5. #c190c2
  6. #b68db7
  7. #ab8aac
  8. #a088a1
  9. #968596
  10. #8b838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ceaccf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93b0f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8baeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0a2b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bda8f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7aeec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef9fd1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec9aee {
  color: #ec9aee;
}
Background
.bg-ec9aee {
  background-color: #ec9aee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec9aee {
  border: 2px solid #ec9aee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec9aee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 154 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 71% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec9aee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec9aee, #ee9ac6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec9aee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 154 238 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.45 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 5.26 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.78 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.28 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 7.80 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.71 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.17 #136511 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Plum
#ec9aee  rgb(236, 154, 238)  hsl(299, 71%, 77%)  Plum
#9cee9a  rgb(156, 238, 154)  hsl(119, 71%, 77%)  Light Green
#eeec9a  rgb(238, 236, 154)  hsl(59, 71%, 77%)  Khaki
#9aeeec  rgb(154, 238, 236)  hsl(179, 71%, 77%)  Pale Turquoise