#ffaefb

Color #ffaefb

A vivid, highly saturated very light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.44 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-300 #f4a8ff · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ffaefb

RGB

rgb(255, 174, 251)

HSL

hsl(303, 100%, 84.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303, 31.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.8%, 1.6%, 0%)

LAB

lab(81.02, 41.36, -26.26)

LCH

lch(81.02, 48.99, 327.59)

OKLCH

oklch(85.3%, 0.1355, 328.4)

HWB

hwb(303, 68.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeffb2

Analogous

#dbaeff

#ffaefb

#ffaed2

Triadic

#ffaefb

#fbffae

#aefbff

Split-complementary

#ffaefb

#d2ffae

#aeffdb

Tetradic

#ffaefb

#ffb2ae

#aeffb2

#aefbff

Square

#ffaefb

#ffdbae

#aeffb2

#aed2ff

Shades

Color #ffaefb mixed toward black.

#ff66f7

#ff1ff4

#d600cc

#8f0088

#470044

Tints

Color #ffaefb mixed toward white.

#ffbbfc

#ffc9fc

#ffd6fd

#ffe4fe

#fff1fe

Tones

Color #ffaefb mixed toward gray.

#f8b5f5

#f1bbef

#ebc2e9

#e4c9e3

#ddd0dd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e1e0eb · ΔE 21.6

Deuteranopia

#e5ebe7 · ΔE 25.8

Tritanopia

#fcdedb · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 24.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffaefb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffaefb]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ffaefb (#ffaefb) is rgb(255, 174, 251) in RGB.

No, #ffaefb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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