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#CC99CF

#cc99cf ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cc99cf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 60% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.45% cyan, 26.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 296.67°, with 36% saturation and 70.59% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.4012

Complementary

  1. #cc99cf
  2. #9ccf99

Split complementary

  1. #cc99cf
  2. #b7cf99
  3. #99cfb1

Analogous

  1. #b199cf
  2. #cc99cf
  3. #cf99b7

Triadic

  1. #cc99cf
  2. #cfcc99
  3. #99cfcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc99cf
  2. #cf999c
  3. #9ccf99
  4. #99cfcc

Square

  1. #cc99cf
  2. #cfb199
  3. #9ccf99
  4. #99b7cf

Monochromatic

  1. #89428d
  2. #b265b7
  3. #cc99cf
  4. #e6cde7
  5. #f8f1f8

Shades

#cc99cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc99cf
  2. #b88aba
  3. #a37aa6
  4. #8f6b91
  5. #7a5c7c
  6. #664d68
  7. #523d53
  8. #3d2e3e
  9. #291f29
  10. #140f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc99cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc99cf
  2. #d1a3d4
  3. #d6add9
  4. #dbb8dd
  5. #e0c2e2
  6. #e6cce7
  7. #ebd6ec
  8. #f0e0f1
  9. #f5ebf5
  10. #faf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc99cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc99cf
  2. #c497c7
  3. #bd94bf
  4. #b592b7
  5. #ae8faf
  6. #a68da8
  7. #9e8aa0
  8. #978898
  9. #8f8590
  10. #888388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9a3ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95a6d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0accd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf9eac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea1d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4a5ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce9cbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc99cf {
  color: #cc99cf;
}
Background
.bg-cc99cf {
  background-color: #cc99cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc99cf {
  border: 2px solid #cc99cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc99cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 153 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 36% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc99cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc99cf, #cf99b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc99cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 153 207 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.44 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.48 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.40 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.89 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.91 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.96 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.75 #336630 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Plum
#cc99cf  rgb(204, 153, 207)  hsl(297, 36%, 71%)  Plum
#9ccf99  rgb(156, 207, 153)  hsl(117, 36%, 71%)  Celadon
#cfcc99  rgb(207, 204, 153)  hsl(57, 36%, 71%)  Sage
#99cfcc  rgb(153, 207, 204)  hsl(177, 36%, 71%)  Powder Blue