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#FAA9EA

#faa9ea ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#faa9ea is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 66.27% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.4% magenta, 6.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 311.85°, 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 11.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 5.09.

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Relative luminance0.5464

Complementary

  1. #faa9ea
  2. #a9fab9

Split complementary

  1. #faa9ea
  2. #c2faa9
  3. #a9fae2

Analogous

  1. #e2a9fa
  2. #faa9ea
  3. #faa9c2

Triadic

  1. #faa9ea
  2. #eafaa9
  3. #a9eafa

Tetradic

  1. #faa9ea
  2. #fab9a9
  3. #a9fab9
  4. #a9eafa

Square

  1. #faa9ea
  2. #fae2a9
  3. #a9fab9
  4. #a9c2fa

Monochromatic

  1. #f218c7
  2. #f661d8
  3. #faa9ea
  4. #feecfa
  5. #feecfa

Shades

#faa9ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faa9ea
  2. #e198d3
  3. #c887bb
  4. #af76a4
  5. #96658c
  6. #7d5575
  7. #64445e
  8. #4b3346
  9. #32222f
  10. #191117
  11. #000000

Tints

#faa9ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faa9ea
  2. #fbb2ec
  3. #fbbaee
  4. #fcc3f0
  5. #fccbf2
  6. #fdd4f5
  7. #fdddf7
  8. #fee5f9
  9. #feeefb
  10. #fff6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faa9ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faa9ea
  2. #eea5df
  3. #e2a1d5
  4. #d59dca
  5. #c999c0
  6. #bd95b5
  7. #b190aa
  8. #a58ca0
  9. #988895
  10. #8c848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbb9d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9bcec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcc7e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffadc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceb5eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8bce8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffabd2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faa9ea {
  color: #faa9ea;
}
Background
.bg-faa9ea {
  background-color: #faa9ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faa9ea {
  border: 2px solid #faa9ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faa9ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 169 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 89% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faa9ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faa9ea, #faa9c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faa9ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 169 234 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.09 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.27 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.30 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.12 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.75 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.85 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.86 #055615 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Plum
#faa9ea  rgb(250, 169, 234)  hsl(312, 89%, 82%)  Plum
#a9fab9  rgb(169, 250, 185)  hsl(132, 89%, 82%)  Granny Smith Apple
#eafaa9  rgb(234, 250, 169)  hsl(72, 89%, 82%)  Pastel Yellow
#a9eafa  rgb(169, 234, 250)  hsl(192, 89%, 82%)  Non-Photo Blue