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#ECB8EA

#ecb8ea ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ecb8ea is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 72.16% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.03% magenta, 0.85% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 302.31°, with 57.78% saturation and 82.35% 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 12.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 5.94.

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Relative luminance0.5805

Complementary

  1. #ecb8ea
  2. #b8ecba

Split complementary

  1. #ecb8ea
  2. #d0ecb8
  3. #b8ecd4

Analogous

  1. #d4b8ec
  2. #ecb8ea
  3. #ecb8d0

Triadic

  1. #ecb8ea
  2. #eaecb8
  3. #b8eaec

Tetradic

  1. #ecb8ea
  2. #ecbab8
  3. #b8ecba
  4. #b8eaec

Square

  1. #ecb8ea
  2. #ecd4b8
  3. #b8ecba
  4. #b8d0ec

Monochromatic

  1. #cc3fc6
  2. #dc7cd8
  3. #ecb8ea
  4. #fbeffa
  5. #fbeffa

Shades

#ecb8ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecb8ea
  2. #d4a6d3
  3. #bd93bb
  4. #a581a4
  5. #8e6e8c
  6. #765c75
  7. #5e4a5e
  8. #473746
  9. #2f252f
  10. #181217
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecb8ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecb8ea
  2. #eebfec
  3. #f0c6ee
  4. #f2cdf0
  5. #f4d4f2
  6. #f6dcf5
  7. #f7e3f7
  8. #f9eaf9
  9. #fbf1fb
  10. #fdf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecb8ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecb8ea
  2. #e1b2df
  3. #d6add5
  4. #cca7ca
  5. #c1a2c0
  6. #b69cb5
  7. #ab96aa
  8. #a091a0
  9. #968b95
  10. #8b868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c2d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c4ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1cbe8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0bcc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdc0eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4c4e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eebad7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecb8ea {
  color: #ecb8ea;
}
Background
.bg-ecb8ea {
  background-color: #ecb8ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecb8ea {
  border: 2px solid #ecb8ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecb8ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 184 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 58% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecb8ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecb8ea, #ecb8d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecb8ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 184 234 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.94 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.37 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.75 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.00 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.20 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.63 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 9.73 #134715 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Plum
#ecb8ea  rgb(236, 184, 234)  hsl(302, 58%, 82%)  Plum
#b8ecba  rgb(184, 236, 186)  hsl(122, 58%, 82%)  Celadon
#eaecb8  rgb(234, 236, 184)  hsl(62, 58%, 82%)  Pale Goldenrod
#b8eaec  rgb(184, 234, 236)  hsl(182, 58%, 82%)  Pale Turquoise