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#F8A9FA

#f8a9fa ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#f8a9fa is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 66.27% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.8% cyan, 32.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 298.52°, with 89.01% saturation and 82.16% 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 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 5.6.

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Relative luminance0.5523

Complementary

  1. #f8a9fa
  2. #abfaa9

Split complementary

  1. #f8a9fa
  2. #d4faa9
  3. #a9fad0

Analogous

  1. #d0a9fa
  2. #f8a9fa
  3. #faa9d4

Triadic

  1. #f8a9fa
  2. #faf8a9
  3. #a9faf8

Tetradic

  1. #f8a9fa
  2. #faa9ab
  3. #abfaa9
  4. #a9faf8

Square

  1. #f8a9fa
  2. #fad0a9
  3. #abfaa9
  4. #a9d4fa

Monochromatic

  1. #ec18f2
  2. #f261f6
  3. #f8a9fa
  4. #fdecfe
  5. #fdecfe

Shades

#f8a9fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8a9fa
  2. #df98e1
  3. #c687c8
  4. #ae76af
  5. #956596
  6. #7c557d
  7. #634464
  8. #4a334b
  9. #322232
  10. #191119
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8a9fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8a9fa
  2. #f9b2fb
  3. #f9bafb
  4. #fac3fc
  5. #fbcbfc
  6. #fcd4fd
  7. #fcddfd
  8. #fde5fe
  9. #feeefe
  10. #fef6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8a9fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8a9fa
  2. #eca5ee
  3. #e0a1e2
  4. #d49dd5
  5. #c899c9
  6. #bc95bd
  7. #b090b1
  8. #a48ca5
  9. #988898
  10. #8c848c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbbadc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3befd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6c8f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fcb0c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbb6fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4bcf8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbaedd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8a9fa {
  color: #f8a9fa;
}
Background
.bg-f8a9fa {
  background-color: #f8a9fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8a9fa {
  border: 2px solid #f8a9fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8a9fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 169 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 89% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8a9fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8a9fa, #faa9d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8a9fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 169 250 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.60 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.73 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.38 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.52 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 10.12 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.20 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 11.79 #075605 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Plum
#f8a9fa  rgb(248, 169, 250)  hsl(299, 89%, 82%)  Plum
#abfaa9  rgb(171, 250, 169)  hsl(119, 89%, 82%)  Pale Green
#faf8a9  rgb(250, 248, 169)  hsl(59, 89%, 82%)  Pastel Yellow
#a9faf8  rgb(169, 250, 248)  hsl(179, 89%, 82%)  Celeste