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#DD90CB

#dd90cb ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dd90cb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 56.47% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.84% magenta, 8.14% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 314.03°, with 53.1% saturation and 71.57% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.3963

Complementary

  1. #dd90cb
  2. #90dda2

Split complementary

  1. #dd90cb
  2. #a5dd90
  3. #90ddc9

Analogous

  1. #c990dd
  2. #dd90cb
  3. #dd90a5

Triadic

  1. #dd90cb
  2. #cbdd90
  3. #90cbdd

Tetradic

  1. #dd90cb
  2. #dda290
  3. #90dda2
  4. #90cbdd

Square

  1. #dd90cb
  2. #ddc990
  3. #90dda2
  4. #90a5dd

Monochromatic

  1. #a23288
  2. #cb55b0
  3. #dd90cb
  4. #efcbe6
  5. #faeff8

Shades

#dd90cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd90cb
  2. #c782b7
  3. #b173a2
  4. #9b658e
  5. #85567a
  6. #6f4866
  7. #583a51
  8. #422b3d
  9. #2c1d29
  10. #160e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd90cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd90cb
  2. #e09bd0
  3. #e4a6d5
  4. #e7b1db
  5. #ebbce0
  6. #eec8e5
  7. #f1d3ea
  8. #f5deef
  9. #f8e9f5
  10. #fcf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd90cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd90cb
  2. #d48ec4
  3. #ca8dbc
  4. #c18bb5
  5. #b88aad
  6. #af88a6
  7. #a5869e
  8. #9c8597
  9. #93838f
  10. #898288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0a0b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91a2cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4adc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e493a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b49bcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bda2ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e292b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd90cb {
  color: #dd90cb;
}
Background
.bg-dd90cb {
  background-color: #dd90cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd90cb {
  border: 2px solid #dd90cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd90cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 144 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 53% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd90cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd90cb, #dd90a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd90cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 144 203 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.65 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.68 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.66 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.68 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.02 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.13 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.94 #226f34 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Plum
#dd90cb  rgb(221, 144, 203)  hsl(314, 53%, 72%)  Plum
#90dda2  rgb(144, 221, 162)  hsl(134, 53%, 72%)  Granny Smith Apple
#cbdd90  rgb(203, 221, 144)  hsl(74, 53%, 72%)  Pale Goldenrod
#90cbdd  rgb(144, 203, 221)  hsl(194, 53%, 72%)  Sky Blue