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#FAAAEC

#faaaec ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#faaaec 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, 66.67% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 5.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 310.5°, with 88.89% saturation and 82.35% 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 12.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 5.1.

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Relative luminance0.5513

Complementary

  1. #faaaec
  2. #aafab8

Split complementary

  1. #faaaec
  2. #c4faaa
  3. #aafae0

Analogous

  1. #e0aafa
  2. #faaaec
  3. #faaac4

Triadic

  1. #faaaec
  2. #ecfaaa
  3. #aaecfa

Tetradic

  1. #faaaec
  2. #fab8aa
  3. #aafab8
  4. #aaecfa

Square

  1. #faaaec
  2. #fae0aa
  3. #aafab8
  4. #aac4fa

Monochromatic

  1. #f219cc
  2. #f662dc
  3. #faaaec
  4. #feecfb
  5. #feecfb

Shades

#faaaec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faaaec
  2. #e199d4
  3. #c888bd
  4. #af77a5
  5. #96668e
  6. #7d5576
  7. #64445e
  8. #4b3347
  9. #32222f
  10. #191118
  11. #000000

Tints

#faaaec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faaaec
  2. #fbb3ee
  3. #fbbbf0
  4. #fcc4f2
  5. #fcccf4
  6. #fdd5f6
  7. #fdddf7
  8. #fee6f9
  9. #feeefb
  10. #fff7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faaaec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faaaec
  2. #eea6e1
  3. #e2a2d6
  4. #d59dcc
  5. #c999c1
  6. #bd95b6
  7. #b191ab
  8. #a58da0
  9. #988896
  10. #8c848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcbad5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9bdef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc8e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaec2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceb6ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8bdea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #feacd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faaaec {
  color: #faaaec;
}
Background
.bg-faaaec {
  background-color: #faaaec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faaaec {
  border: 2px solid #faaaec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faaaec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 170 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 89% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faaaec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faaaec, #faaac4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faaaec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 170 236 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.10 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.94 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.65 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.03 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.76 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.94 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 10.14 #055513 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Plum
#faaaec  rgb(250, 170, 236)  hsl(311, 89%, 82%)  Plum
#aafab8  rgb(170, 250, 184)  hsl(131, 89%, 82%)  Granny Smith Apple
#ecfaaa  rgb(236, 250, 170)  hsl(71, 89%, 82%)  Pastel Yellow
#aaecfa  rgb(170, 236, 250)  hsl(191, 89%, 82%)  Non-Photo Blue