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#DD99DC

#dd99dc ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dd99dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.77% magenta, 0.45% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 300.88°, 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 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 1.87.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4332

Complementary

  1. #dd99dc
  2. #99dd9a

Split complementary

  1. #dd99dc
  2. #badd99
  3. #99ddbc

Analogous

  1. #bc99dd
  2. #dd99dc
  3. #dd99ba

Triadic

  1. #dd99dc
  2. #dcdd99
  3. #99dcdd

Tetradic

  1. #dd99dc
  2. #dd9a99
  3. #99dd9a
  4. #99dcdd

Square

  1. #dd99dc
  2. #ddbc99
  3. #99dd9a
  4. #99badd

Monochromatic

  1. #a637a4
  2. #ca60c8
  3. #dd99dc
  4. #f0d2f0
  5. #faf0fa

Shades

#dd99dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd99dc
  2. #c78ac6
  3. #b17ab0
  4. #9b6b9a
  5. #855c84
  6. #6f4d6e
  7. #583d58
  8. #422e42
  9. #2c1f2c
  10. #160f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd99dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd99dc
  2. #e0a3e0
  3. #e4ade3
  4. #e7b8e7
  5. #ebc2ea
  6. #eeccee
  7. #f1d6f1
  8. #f5e0f5
  9. #f8ebf8
  10. #fcf5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd99dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd99dc
  2. #d497d3
  3. #ca94ca
  4. #c192c0
  5. #b88fb7
  6. #af8dae
  7. #a58aa5
  8. #9c889c
  9. #938592
  10. #898389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4a7c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95aadf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5b3da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e19fb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6a4de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bea9db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e09cc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd99dc {
  color: #dd99dc;
}
Background
.bg-dd99dc {
  background-color: #dd99dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd99dc {
  border: 2px solid #dd99dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd99dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 153 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 50% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd99dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd99dc, #dd99ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd99dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 153 220 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 1.87 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.03 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.07 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.32 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.60 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.60 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 9.68 #226623 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Plum
#dd99dc  rgb(221, 153, 220)  hsl(301, 50%, 73%)  Plum
#99dd9a  rgb(153, 221, 154)  hsl(121, 50%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple
#dcdd99  rgb(220, 221, 153)  hsl(61, 50%, 73%)  Pale Goldenrod
#99dcdd  rgb(153, 220, 221)  hsl(181, 50%, 73%)  Pale Turquoise