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#D496CF

#d496cf ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#d496cf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.14% red, 58.82% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.25% magenta, 2.36% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 304.84°, with 41.89% saturation and 70.98% 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 9.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4031

Complementary

  1. #d496cf
  2. #96d49b

Split complementary

  1. #d496cf
  2. #b0d496
  3. #96d4ba

Analogous

  1. #ba96d4
  2. #d496cf
  3. #d496b0

Triadic

  1. #d496cf
  2. #cfd496
  3. #96cfd4

Tetradic

  1. #d496cf
  2. #d49b96
  3. #96d49b
  4. #96cfd4

Square

  1. #d496cf
  2. #d4ba96
  3. #96d49b
  4. #96b0d4

Monochromatic

  1. #943d8d
  2. #be60b6
  3. #d496cf
  4. #eacce8
  5. #f9f1f8

Shades

#d496cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d496cf
  2. #bf87ba
  3. #aa78a6
  4. #946991
  5. #7f5a7c
  6. #6a4b68
  7. #553c53
  8. #402d3e
  9. #2a1e29
  10. #150f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#d496cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d496cf
  2. #d8a1d4
  3. #ddabd9
  4. #e1b6dd
  5. #e5c0e2
  6. #eacbe7
  7. #eed5ec
  8. #f2e0f1
  9. #f6eaf5
  10. #fbf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d496cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d496cf
  2. #cc94c7
  3. #c392bf
  4. #bb8fb7
  5. #b28daf
  6. #aa8ba8
  7. #a289a0
  8. #998798
  9. #918490
  10. #888288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bca3ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93a5d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2adcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d99aaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19fd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8a4ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d799ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d496cf {
  color: #d496cf;
}
Background
.bg-d496cf {
  background-color: #d496cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d496cf {
  border: 2px solid #d496cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d496cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 150 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 305 42% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d496cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d496cf, #d496b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d496cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 150 207 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 2.99 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.06 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.70 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.71 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 9.30 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.41 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.73 #2b6930 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Plum
#d496cf  rgb(212, 150, 207)  hsl(305, 42%, 71%)  Plum
#96d49b  rgb(150, 212, 155)  hsl(125, 42%, 71%)  Celadon
#cfd496  rgb(207, 212, 150)  hsl(65, 42%, 71%)  Pale Goldenrod
#96cfd4  rgb(150, 207, 212)  hsl(185, 42%, 71%)  Powder Blue