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#DD99CC

#dd99cc ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dd99cc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 60% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.77% magenta, 7.69% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 315°, with 50% saturation and 73.33% 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 9.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.74.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4251

Complementary

  1. #dd99cc
  2. #99ddaa

Split complementary

  1. #dd99cc
  2. #aadd99
  3. #99ddcc

Analogous

  1. #cc99dd
  2. #dd99cc
  3. #dd99aa

Triadic

  1. #dd99cc
  2. #ccdd99
  3. #99ccdd

Tetradic

  1. #dd99cc
  2. #ddaa99
  3. #99ddaa
  4. #99ccdd

Square

  1. #dd99cc
  2. #ddcc99
  3. #99ddaa
  4. #99aadd

Monochromatic

  1. #a6378a
  2. #ca60af
  3. #dd99cc
  4. #f0d2e9
  5. #faf0f7

Shades

#dd99cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd99cc
  2. #c78ab8
  3. #b17aa3
  4. #9b6b8f
  5. #855c7a
  6. #6f4d66
  7. #583d52
  8. #422e3d
  9. #2c1f29
  10. #160f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd99cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd99cc
  2. #e0a3d1
  3. #e4add6
  4. #e7b8db
  5. #ebc2e0
  6. #eecce6
  7. #f1d6eb
  8. #f5e0f0
  9. #f8ebf5
  10. #fcf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd99cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd99cc
  2. #d497c4
  3. #ca94bd
  4. #c192b5
  5. #b88fae
  6. #af8da6
  7. #a58a9e
  8. #9c8897
  9. #93858f
  10. #898388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3a6bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa8ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aab2ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e49bab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9a2cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1a9cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e19ab9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd99cc {
  color: #dd99cc;
}
Background
.bg-dd99cc {
  background-color: #dd99cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd99cc {
  border: 2px solid #dd99cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd99cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 153 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 50% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd99cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd99cc, #dd99aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd99cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 153 204 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.74 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.92 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.99 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 7.94 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.36 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.26 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.78 #226633 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Plum
#dd99cc  rgb(221, 153, 204)  hsl(315, 50%, 73%)  Plum
#99ddaa  rgb(153, 221, 170)  hsl(135, 50%, 73%)  Celadon
#ccdd99  rgb(204, 221, 153)  hsl(75, 50%, 73%)  Pale Goldenrod
#99ccdd  rgb(153, 204, 221)  hsl(195, 50%, 73%)  Light Blue