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#EFA9EC

#efa9ec ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#efa9ec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 66.27% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.29% magenta, 1.26% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 302.57°, with 68.63% saturation and 80% 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 11.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.49.

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Relative luminance0.5278

Complementary

  1. #efa9ec
  2. #a9efac

Split complementary

  1. #efa9ec
  2. #c9efa9
  3. #a9efcf

Analogous

  1. #cfa9ef
  2. #efa9ec
  3. #efa9c9

Triadic

  1. #efa9ec
  2. #ecefa9
  3. #a9ecef

Tetradic

  1. #efa9ec
  2. #efaca9
  3. #a9efac
  4. #a9ecef

Square

  1. #efa9ec
  2. #efcfa9
  3. #a9efac
  4. #a9c9ef

Monochromatic

  1. #d728d0
  2. #e368de
  3. #efa9ec
  4. #fbe9fa
  5. #fceefb

Shades

#efa9ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efa9ec
  2. #d798d4
  3. #bf87bd
  4. #a776a5
  5. #8f658e
  6. #785576
  7. #60445e
  8. #483347
  9. #30222f
  10. #181118
  11. #000000

Tints

#efa9ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efa9ec
  2. #f1b2ee
  3. #f2baf0
  4. #f4c3f2
  5. #f5cbf4
  6. #f7d4f6
  7. #f9ddf7
  8. #fae5f9
  9. #fceefb
  10. #fdf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efa9ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efa9ec
  2. #e4a5e1
  3. #d9a1d6
  4. #ce9dcc
  5. #c399c1
  6. #b895b6
  7. #ac90ab
  8. #a18ca0
  9. #968896
  10. #8b848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5b7d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5bbef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6c3ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4aec1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7b4ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfb9eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2acd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efa9ec {
  color: #efa9ec;
}
Background
.bg-efa9ec {
  background-color: #efa9ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efa9ec {
  border: 2px solid #efa9ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efa9ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 169 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 69% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efa9ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efa9ec, #efa9c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efa9ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 169 236 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.49 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.11 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.02 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.77 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.16 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 10.04 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 11.18 #105613 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Plum
#efa9ec  rgb(239, 169, 236)  hsl(303, 69%, 80%)  Plum
#a9efac  rgb(169, 239, 172)  hsl(123, 69%, 80%)  Granny Smith Apple
#ecefa9  rgb(236, 239, 169)  hsl(63, 69%, 80%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a9ecef  rgb(169, 236, 239)  hsl(183, 69%, 80%)  Pale Turquoise