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#FF8AEF

#ff8aef ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ff8aef is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 54.12% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.88% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 308.21°, with 100% saturation and 77.06% 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 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 3.61.

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Relative luminance0.4567

Complementary

  1. #ff8aef
  2. #8aff9a

Split complementary

  1. #ff8aef
  2. #b4ff8a
  3. #8affd5

Analogous

  1. #d58aff
  2. #ff8aef
  3. #ff8ab4

Triadic

  1. #ff8aef
  2. #efff8a
  3. #8aefff

Tetradic

  1. #ff8aef
  2. #ff9a8a
  3. #8aff9a
  4. #8aefff

Square

  1. #ff8aef
  2. #ffd58a
  3. #8aff9a
  4. #8ab4ff

Monochromatic

  1. #f000cf
  2. #ff3ee5
  3. #ff8aef
  4. #ffd7f9
  5. #ffebfc

Shades

#ff8aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff8aef
  2. #e67cd7
  3. #cc6ebf
  4. #b361a7
  5. #99538f
  6. #804578
  7. #663760
  8. #4d2948
  9. #331c30
  10. #1a0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff8aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff8aef
  2. #ff96f1
  3. #ffa1f2
  4. #ffadf4
  5. #ffb9f5
  6. #ffc5f7
  7. #ffd0f9
  8. #ffdcfa
  9. #ffe8fc
  10. #fff3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff8aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff8aef
  2. #f289e4
  3. #e688d9
  4. #d987ce
  5. #cc86c3
  6. #c085b8
  7. #b384ac
  8. #a683a1
  9. #998296
  10. #8d818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6a5ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87aaf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8baec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff92b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c39ef1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0a9ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8fcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff8aef {
  color: #ff8aef;
}
Background
.bg-ff8aef {
  background-color: #ff8aef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff8aef {
  border: 2px solid #ff8aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff8aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 138 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 100% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff8aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff8aef, #ff8ab4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff8aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 138 239 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 3.61 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 4.85 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 7.74 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.17 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.49 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 8.79 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.28 #007510 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Violet
#ff8aef  rgb(255, 138, 239)  hsl(308, 100%, 77%)  Violet
#8aff9a  rgb(138, 255, 154)  hsl(128, 100%, 77%)  Mint Green
#efff8a  rgb(239, 255, 138)  hsl(68, 100%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#8aefff  rgb(138, 239, 255)  hsl(188, 100%, 77%)  Electric Blue