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#DD99E2

#dd99e2 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dd99e2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.21% cyan, 32.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 295.89°, with 55.73% saturation and 74.31% 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 9.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 2.62.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4365

Complementary

  1. #dd99e2
  2. #9ee299

Split complementary

  1. #dd99e2
  2. #c2e299
  3. #99e2b8

Analogous

  1. #b899e2
  2. #dd99e2
  3. #e299c2

Triadic

  1. #dd99e2
  2. #e2dd99
  3. #99e2dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd99e2
  2. #e2999e
  3. #9ee299
  4. #99e2dd

Square

  1. #dd99e2
  2. #e2b899
  3. #9ee299
  4. #99c2e2

Monochromatic

  1. #a732b0
  2. #c95dd1
  3. #dd99e2
  4. #f1d5f3
  5. #faeffa

Shades

#dd99e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd99e2
  2. #c78acb
  3. #b17ab5
  4. #9b6b9e
  5. #855c88
  6. #6f4d71
  7. #583d5a
  8. #422e44
  9. #2c1f2d
  10. #160f17
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd99e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd99e2
  2. #e0a3e5
  3. #e4ade8
  4. #e7b8eb
  5. #ebc2ee
  6. #eeccf1
  7. #f1d6f3
  8. #f5e0f6
  9. #f8ebf9
  10. #fcf5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd99e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd99e2
  2. #d497d8
  3. #ca94ce
  4. #c192c5
  5. #b88fbb
  6. #af8db1
  7. #a58aa7
  8. #9c889d
  9. #938594
  10. #89838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4a8c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92abe5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3b3e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0a0b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a4e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bda9e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #df9dc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd99e2 {
  color: #dd99e2;
}
Background
.bg-dd99e2 {
  background-color: #dd99e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd99e2 {
  border: 2px solid #dd99e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd99e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 153 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 56% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd99e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd99e2, #e299c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd99e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 153 226 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 2.62 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.88 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.40 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.76 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.17 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.34 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.49 #22661d Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Plum
#dd99e2  rgb(221, 153, 226)  hsl(296, 56%, 74%)  Plum
#9ee299  rgb(158, 226, 153)  hsl(116, 56%, 74%)  Granny Smith Apple
#e2dd99  rgb(226, 221, 153)  hsl(56, 56%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod
#99e2dd  rgb(153, 226, 221)  hsl(176, 56%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise