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#DDAEE7

#ddaee7 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ddaee7 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 68.24% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.33% cyan, 24.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 289.47°, with 54.29% saturation and 79.41% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.5141

Complementary

  1. #ddaee7
  2. #b8e7ae

Split complementary

  1. #ddaee7
  2. #d5e7ae
  3. #aee7c0

Analogous

  1. #c0aee7
  2. #ddaee7
  3. #e7aed5

Triadic

  1. #ddaee7
  2. #e7ddae
  3. #aee7dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddaee7
  2. #e7aeb8
  3. #b8e7ae
  4. #aee7dd

Square

  1. #ddaee7
  2. #e7c0ae
  3. #b8e7ae
  4. #aed5e7

Monochromatic

  1. #aa3ac2
  2. #c473d6
  3. #ddaee7
  4. #f6e9f8
  5. #f8effa

Shades

#ddaee7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddaee7
  2. #c79dd0
  3. #b18bb9
  4. #9b7aa2
  5. #85688b
  6. #6f5774
  7. #58465c
  8. #423445
  9. #2c232e
  10. #161117
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddaee7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddaee7
  2. #e0b6e9
  3. #e4beec
  4. #e7c6ee
  5. #ebcef1
  6. #eed7f3
  7. #f1dff5
  8. #f5e7f8
  9. #f8effa
  10. #fcf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddaee7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddaee7
  2. #d4a9dd
  3. #caa5d2
  4. #c1a0c8
  5. #b89cbe
  6. #af97b4
  7. #a592a9
  8. #9c8e9f
  9. #938995
  10. #89858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbb8d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8bbe9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2c0e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #deb4c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0b6e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5b9e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #deb2d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddaee7 {
  color: #ddaee7;
}
Background
.bg-ddaee7 {
  background-color: #ddaee7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddaee7 {
  border: 2px solid #ddaee7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddaee7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 174 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 54% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddaee7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddaee7, #e7aed5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddaee7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 174 231 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.74 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.48 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.00 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.27 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.30 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.55 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 11.72 #225118 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Plum
#ddaee7  rgb(221, 174, 231)  hsl(289, 54%, 79%)  Plum
#b8e7ae  rgb(184, 231, 174)  hsl(109, 54%, 79%)  Celadon
#e7ddae  rgb(231, 221, 174)  hsl(49, 54%, 79%)  Vanilla
#aee7dd  rgb(174, 231, 221)  hsl(169, 54%, 79%)  Pale Turquoise