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#FFAAE9

#ffaae9 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ffaae9 is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 66.67% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 315.53°, with 100% saturation and 83.33% 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 12.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 6.03.

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Web safe#ff99ff
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Relative luminance0.5589

Complementary

  1. #ffaae9
  2. #aaffc0

Split complementary

  1. #ffaae9
  2. #beffaa
  3. #aaffea

Analogous

  1. #eaaaff
  2. #ffaae9
  3. #ffaabe

Triadic

  1. #ffaae9
  2. #e9ffaa
  3. #aae9ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffaae9
  2. #ffc0aa
  3. #aaffc0
  4. #aae9ff

Square

  1. #ffaae9
  2. #ffeaaa
  3. #aaffc0
  4. #aabeff

Monochromatic

  1. #ff11c1
  2. #ff5dd5
  3. #ffaae9
  4. #ffebfa
  5. #ffebfa

Shades

#ffaae9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffaae9
  2. #e699d2
  3. #cc88ba
  4. #b377a3
  5. #99668c
  6. #805575
  7. #66445d
  8. #4d3346
  9. #33222f
  10. #1a1117
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffaae9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffaae9
  2. #ffb3eb
  3. #ffbbed
  4. #ffc4f0
  5. #ffccf2
  6. #ffd5f4
  7. #ffddf6
  8. #ffe6f8
  9. #ffeefb
  10. #fff7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffaae9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffaae9
  2. #f2a6df
  3. #e6a2d4
  4. #d99dca
  5. #cc99bf
  6. #c095b5
  7. #b391aa
  8. #a68da0
  9. #998895
  10. #8d848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfbbd4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abbdeb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0cae6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffadc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2b6ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcbee7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffacd2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffaae9 {
  color: #ffaae9;
}
Background
.bg-ffaae9 {
  background-color: #ffaae9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffaae9 {
  border: 2px solid #ffaae9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffaae9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 170 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 100% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffaae9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffaae9, #ffaabe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffaae9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 170 233 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.03 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 7.51 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.20 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.27 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 10.10 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.11 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.42 #005516 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Plum
#ffaae9  rgb(255, 170, 233)  hsl(316, 100%, 83%)  Plum
#aaffc0  rgb(170, 255, 192)  hsl(136, 100%, 83%)  Pale Green
#e9ffaa  rgb(233, 255, 170)  hsl(76, 100%, 83%)  Pastel Yellow
#aae9ff  rgb(170, 233, 255)  hsl(196, 100%, 83%)  Non-Photo Blue