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#D79FDB

#d79fdb ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#d79fdb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.31% red, 62.35% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.83% cyan, 27.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 296°, with 45.45% saturation and 74.12% 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 9.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 1.13.

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Relative luminance0.4436

Complementary

  1. #d79fdb
  2. #a3db9f

Split complementary

  1. #d79fdb
  2. #c1db9f
  3. #9fdbb9

Analogous

  1. #b99fdb
  2. #d79fdb
  3. #db9fc1

Triadic

  1. #d79fdb
  2. #dbd79f
  3. #9fdbd7

Tetradic

  1. #d79fdb
  2. #db9fa3
  3. #a3db9f
  4. #9fdbd7

Square

  1. #d79fdb
  2. #dbb99f
  3. #a3db9f
  4. #9fc1db

Monochromatic

  1. #9d3da4
  2. #c067c6
  3. #d79fdb
  4. #eed7f0
  5. #f9f0f9

Shades

#d79fdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d79fdb
  2. #c28fc5
  3. #ac7faf
  4. #976f99
  5. #815f83
  6. #6c506e
  7. #564058
  8. #413042
  9. #2b202c
  10. #161016
  11. #000000

Tints

#d79fdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d79fdb
  2. #dba9df
  3. #dfb2e2
  4. #e3bce6
  5. #e7c5e9
  6. #ebcfed
  7. #efd9f1
  8. #f3e2f4
  9. #f7ecf8
  10. #fbf5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d79fdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d79fdb
  2. #ce9cd2
  3. #c699c9
  4. #bd96c0
  5. #b493b7
  6. #ac90ae
  7. #a38ca4
  8. #9a899b
  9. #918692
  10. #898389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2abc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aaedd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7b4d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #daa5b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6a8dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcacda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9a2c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d79fdb {
  color: #d79fdb;
}
Background
.bg-d79fdb {
  background-color: #d79fdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d79fdb {
  border: 2px solid #d79fdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d79fdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 215 159 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 45% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d79fdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d79fdb, #db9fc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d79fdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(215 159 219 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 1.13 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.35 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.59 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.82 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.03 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 11.22 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.35 #286024 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Plum
#d79fdb  rgb(215, 159, 219)  hsl(296, 45%, 74%)  Plum
#a3db9f  rgb(163, 219, 159)  hsl(116, 45%, 74%)  Granny Smith Apple
#dbd79f  rgb(219, 215, 159)  hsl(56, 45%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod
#9fdbd7  rgb(159, 219, 215)  hsl(176, 45%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise