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#F9BBEC

#f9bbec ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#f9bbec is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 73.33% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.9% magenta, 5.22% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 312.58°, with 83.78% saturation and 85.49% 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 13.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 7.38.

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Relative luminance0.6174

Complementary

  1. #f9bbec
  2. #bbf9c8

Split complementary

  1. #f9bbec
  2. #cdf9bb
  3. #bbf9e7

Analogous

  1. #e7bbf9
  2. #f9bbec
  3. #f9bbcd

Triadic

  1. #f9bbec
  2. #ecf9bb
  3. #bbecf9

Tetradic

  1. #f9bbec
  2. #f9c8bb
  3. #bbf9c8
  4. #bbecf9

Square

  1. #f9bbec
  2. #f9e7bb
  3. #bbf9c8
  4. #bbcdf9

Monochromatic

  1. #ed2ec5
  2. #f375d8
  3. #f9bbec
  4. #fdecfa
  5. #fdecfa

Shades

#f9bbec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9bbec
  2. #e0a8d4
  3. #c796bd
  4. #ae83a5
  5. #95708e
  6. #7d5e76
  7. #644b5e
  8. #4b3847
  9. #32252f
  10. #191318
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9bbec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9bbec
  2. #fac2ee
  3. #fac9f0
  4. #fbcff2
  5. #fbd6f4
  6. #fcddf6
  7. #fde4f7
  8. #fdebf9
  9. #fef1fb
  10. #fef8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9bbec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9bbec
  2. #edb5e1
  3. #e1afd6
  4. #d5a9cc
  5. #c9a3c1
  6. #bd9eb6
  7. #b098ab
  8. #a492a0
  9. #988c96
  10. #8c868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1c7db ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbc9ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9d1ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbecc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c3ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dec9eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fdbdd9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9bbec {
  color: #f9bbec;
}
Background
.bg-f9bbec {
  background-color: #f9bbec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9bbec {
  border: 2px solid #f9bbec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9bbec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 187 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 84% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9bbec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9bbec, #f9bbcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9bbec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 187 236 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.38 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.28 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.44 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.15 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.31 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.54 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.21 #064413 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Plum
#f9bbec  rgb(249, 187, 236)  hsl(313, 84%, 85%)  Plum
#bbf9c8  rgb(187, 249, 200)  hsl(133, 84%, 85%)  Celadon
#ecf9bb  rgb(236, 249, 187)  hsl(73, 84%, 85%)  Cream
#bbecf9  rgb(187, 236, 249)  hsl(193, 84%, 85%)  Non-Photo Blue