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#F9A4E7

#f9a4e7 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#f9a4e7 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 64.31% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.14% magenta, 7.23% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 312.71°, with 87.63% saturation and 80.98% 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 11.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.86.

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Relative luminance0.5246

Complementary

  1. #f9a4e7
  2. #a4f9b6

Split complementary

  1. #f9a4e7
  2. #bcf9a4
  3. #a4f9e1

Analogous

  1. #e1a4f9
  2. #f9a4e7
  3. #f9a4bc

Triadic

  1. #f9a4e7
  2. #e7f9a4
  3. #a4e7f9

Tetradic

  1. #f9a4e7
  2. #f9b6a4
  3. #a4f9b6
  4. #a4e7f9

Square

  1. #f9a4e7
  2. #f9e1a4
  3. #a4f9b6
  4. #a4bcf9

Monochromatic

  1. #f014c1
  2. #f45cd4
  3. #f9a4e7
  4. #feecfa
  5. #feecfa

Shades

#f9a4e7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9a4e7
  2. #e094d0
  3. #c783b9
  4. #ae73a2
  5. #95628b
  6. #7d5274
  7. #64425c
  8. #4b3145
  9. #32212e
  10. #191017
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9a4e7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9a4e7
  2. #faade9
  3. #fab6ec
  4. #fbbfee
  5. #fbc8f1
  6. #fcd2f3
  7. #fddbf5
  8. #fde4f8
  9. #feedfa
  10. #fef6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9a4e7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9a4e7
  2. #eda0dd
  3. #e19dd2
  4. #d599c8
  5. #c996be
  6. #bd92b4
  7. #b08ea9
  8. #a48b9f
  9. #988795
  10. #8c848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9b5d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4b8ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9c4e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa8bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccb0e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6b8e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fea6cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9a4e7 {
  color: #f9a4e7;
}
Background
.bg-f9a4e7 {
  background-color: #f9a4e7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9a4e7 {
  border: 2px solid #f9a4e7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9a4e7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 164 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 88% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9a4e7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9a4e7, #f9a4bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9a4e7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 164 231 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.86 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.29 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.64 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.86 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.07 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 9.34 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.89 #065b18 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Plum
#f9a4e7  rgb(249, 164, 231)  hsl(313, 88%, 81%)  Plum
#a4f9b6  rgb(164, 249, 182)  hsl(133, 88%, 81%)  Granny Smith Apple
#e7f9a4  rgb(231, 249, 164)  hsl(73, 88%, 81%)  Pastel Yellow
#a4e7f9  rgb(164, 231, 249)  hsl(193, 88%, 81%)  Non-Photo Blue