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#DD96CF

#dd96cf ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dd96cf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 58.82% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.13% magenta, 6.33% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 311.83°, with 51.08% saturation and 72.75% 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 9.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.4169

Complementary

  1. #dd96cf
  2. #96dda4

Split complementary

  1. #dd96cf
  2. #acdd96
  3. #96ddc8

Analogous

  1. #c896dd
  2. #dd96cf
  3. #dd96ac

Triadic

  1. #dd96cf
  2. #cfdd96
  3. #96cfdd

Tetradic

  1. #dd96cf
  2. #dda496
  3. #96dda4
  4. #96cfdd

Square

  1. #dd96cf
  2. #ddc896
  3. #96dda4
  4. #96acdd

Monochromatic

  1. #a5358f
  2. #ca5cb5
  3. #dd96cf
  4. #f0d0e9
  5. #faf0f8

Shades

#dd96cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd96cf
  2. #c787ba
  3. #b178a6
  4. #9b6991
  5. #855a7c
  6. #6f4b68
  7. #583c53
  8. #422d3e
  9. #2c1e29
  10. #160f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd96cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd96cf
  2. #e0a1d4
  3. #e4abd9
  4. #e7b6dd
  5. #ebc0e2
  6. #eecbe7
  7. #f1d5ec
  8. #f5e0f1
  9. #f8eaf5
  10. #fcf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd96cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd96cf
  2. #d494c7
  3. #ca92bf
  4. #c18fb7
  5. #b88daf
  6. #af8ba8
  7. #a589a0
  8. #9c8798
  9. #938490
  10. #898288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2a4bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96a7d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7b1cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e499aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7a0d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfa7ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e198ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd96cf {
  color: #dd96cf;
}
Background
.bg-dd96cf {
  background-color: #dd96cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd96cf {
  border: 2px solid #dd96cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd96cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 150 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 51% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd96cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd96cf, #dd96ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd96cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 150 207 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.31 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.63 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.63 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 7.76 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.49 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 9.34 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.54 #226930 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Plum
#dd96cf  rgb(221, 150, 207)  hsl(312, 51%, 73%)  Plum
#96dda4  rgb(150, 221, 164)  hsl(132, 51%, 73%)  Celadon
#cfdd96  rgb(207, 221, 150)  hsl(72, 51%, 73%)  Pale Goldenrod
#96cfdd  rgb(150, 207, 221)  hsl(192, 51%, 73%)  Non-Photo Blue