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#DE99EC

#de99ec ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#de99ec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 60% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.93% cyan, 35.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 289.88°, with 68.6% saturation and 76.27% 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 9.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.34.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.4437

Complementary

  1. #de99ec
  2. #a7ec99

Split complementary

  1. #de99ec
  2. #d0ec99
  3. #99ecb4

Analogous

  1. #b499ec
  2. #de99ec
  3. #ec99d0

Triadic

  1. #de99ec
  2. #ecde99
  3. #99ecde

Tetradic

  1. #de99ec
  2. #ec99a7
  3. #a7ec99
  4. #99ecde

Square

  1. #de99ec
  2. #ecb499
  3. #a7ec99
  4. #99d0ec

Monochromatic

  1. #ac25c7
  2. #c958e0
  3. #de99ec
  4. #f3d9f8
  5. #f9eefc

Shades

#de99ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de99ec
  2. #c88ad4
  3. #b27abd
  4. #9b6ba5
  5. #855c8e
  6. #6f4d76
  7. #593d5e
  8. #432e47
  9. #2c1f2f
  10. #160f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#de99ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de99ec
  2. #e1a3ee
  3. #e5adf0
  4. #e8b8f2
  5. #ebc2f4
  6. #efccf6
  7. #f2d6f7
  8. #f5e0f9
  9. #f8ebfb
  10. #fcf5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de99ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de99ec
  2. #d597e1
  3. #cb94d6
  4. #c292cc
  5. #b88fc1
  6. #af8db6
  7. #a68aab
  8. #9c88a0
  9. #938596
  10. #89838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5a8cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8fadef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0b4e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0a2b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4a5ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcaaea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #df9fcf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de99ec {
  color: #de99ec;
}
Background
.bg-de99ec {
  background-color: #de99ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de99ec {
  border: 2px solid #de99ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de99ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 153 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 69% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de99ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de99ec, #ec99d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de99ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 153 236 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.34 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.48 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 5.75 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.87 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.57 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.32 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.42 #216613 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Plum
#de99ec  rgb(222, 153, 236)  hsl(290, 69%, 76%)  Plum
#a7ec99  rgb(167, 236, 153)  hsl(110, 69%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple
#ecde99  rgb(236, 222, 153)  hsl(50, 69%, 76%)  Vanilla
#99ecde  rgb(153, 236, 222)  hsl(170, 69%, 76%)  Magic Mint