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#FF9CEB

#ff9ceb ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ff9ceb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 61.18% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.82% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 312.12°, with 100% saturation and 80.59% 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 11.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 6.08.

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Relative luminance0.5104

Complementary

  1. #ff9ceb
  2. #9cffb0

Split complementary

  1. #ff9ceb
  2. #baff9c
  3. #9cffe2

Analogous

  1. #e29cff
  2. #ff9ceb
  3. #ff9cba

Triadic

  1. #ff9ceb
  2. #ebff9c
  3. #9cebff

Tetradic

  1. #ff9ceb
  2. #ffb09c
  3. #9cffb0
  4. #9cebff

Square

  1. #ff9ceb
  2. #ffe29c
  3. #9cffb0
  4. #9cbaff

Monochromatic

  1. #ff03cc
  2. #ff50dc
  3. #ff9ceb
  4. #ffe9fa
  5. #ffebfb

Shades

#ff9ceb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff9ceb
  2. #e68cd4
  3. #cc7dbc
  4. #b36da5
  5. #995e8d
  6. #804e76
  7. #663e5e
  8. #4d2f47
  9. #331f2f
  10. #1a1018
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff9ceb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff9ceb
  2. #ffa6ed
  3. #ffb0ef
  4. #ffbaf1
  5. #ffc4f3
  6. #ffcef5
  7. #ffd7f7
  8. #ffe1f9
  9. #ffebfb
  10. #fff5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff9ceb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff9ceb
  2. #f299e0
  3. #e696d6
  4. #d994cb
  5. #cc91c0
  6. #c08eb6
  7. #b38bab
  8. #a688a0
  9. #998695
  10. #8d838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbb1d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9cb4ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c3e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa0b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbabed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7b4e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9fcf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff9ceb {
  color: #ff9ceb;
}
Background
.bg-ff9ceb {
  background-color: #ff9ceb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff9ceb {
  border: 2px solid #ff9ceb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff9ceb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 156 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 100% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff9ceb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff9ceb, #ff9cba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff9ceb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 156 235 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.08 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.10 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 8.72 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.88 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.36 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 9.62 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.10 #006314 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Plum
#ff9ceb  rgb(255, 156, 235)  hsl(312, 100%, 81%)  Plum
#9cffb0  rgb(156, 255, 176)  hsl(132, 100%, 81%)  Pale Green
#ebff9c  rgb(235, 255, 156)  hsl(72, 100%, 81%)  Pastel Yellow
#9cebff  rgb(156, 235, 255)  hsl(192, 100%, 81%)  Non-Photo Blue