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#EE8EF3

#ee8ef3 ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ee8ef3 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 55.69% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.06% cyan, 41.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 297.03°, with 80.8% saturation and 75.49% 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 9.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 2.45.

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Web safe#ff99ff
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Relative luminance0.4399

Complementary

  1. #ee8ef3
  2. #93f38e

Split complementary

  1. #ee8ef3
  2. #c5f38e
  3. #8ef3bb

Analogous

  1. #bb8ef3
  2. #ee8ef3
  3. #f38ec5

Triadic

  1. #ee8ef3
  2. #f3ee8e
  3. #8ef3ee

Tetradic

  1. #ee8ef3
  2. #f38e93
  3. #93f38e
  4. #8ef3ee

Square

  1. #ee8ef3
  2. #f3bb8e
  3. #93f38e
  4. #8ec5f3

Monochromatic

  1. #c816d2
  2. #e449ec
  3. #ee8ef3
  4. #f8d3fa
  5. #fcedfd

Shades

#ee8ef3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee8ef3
  2. #d680db
  3. #be72c2
  4. #a763aa
  5. #8f5592
  6. #77477a
  7. #5f3961
  8. #472b49
  9. #301c31
  10. #180e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee8ef3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee8ef3
  2. #f099f4
  3. #f1a5f5
  4. #f3b0f7
  5. #f5bbf8
  6. #f7c7f9
  7. #f8d2fa
  8. #faddfb
  9. #fce8fd
  10. #fdf4fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee8ef3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee8ef3
  2. #e38de8
  3. #d88bdc
  4. #cd8ad1
  5. #c288c5
  6. #b787ba
  7. #ac86ae
  8. #a184a3
  9. #968397
  10. #8b818c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cca4cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84aaf7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eb5f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f399b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b89ff5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3a7f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f195d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee8ef3 {
  color: #ee8ef3;
}
Background
.bg-ee8ef3 {
  background-color: #ee8ef3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee8ef3 {
  border: 2px solid #ee8ef3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee8ef3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 142 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 81% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee8ef3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee8ef3, #f38ec5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee8ef3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 142 243 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 2.45 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 4.89 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.11 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.36 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.69 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.74 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.18 #11710c Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Violet
#ee8ef3  rgb(238, 142, 243)  hsl(297, 81%, 75%)  Violet
#93f38e  rgb(147, 243, 142)  hsl(117, 81%, 75%)  Light Green
#f3ee8e  rgb(243, 238, 142)  hsl(57, 81%, 75%)  Khaki
#8ef3ee  rgb(142, 243, 238)  hsl(177, 81%, 75%)  Electric Blue