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#E996CA

#e996ca ≈ Plum

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e996ca is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 58.82% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.62% magenta, 13.3% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 322.41°, with 65.35% saturation and 75.1% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 5.72.

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Web safe#ff99cc
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Relative luminance0.434

Complementary

  1. #e996ca
  2. #96e9b5

Split complementary

  1. #e996ca
  2. #a1e996
  3. #96e9df

Analogous

  1. #df96e9
  2. #e996ca
  3. #e996a1

Triadic

  1. #e996ca
  2. #cae996
  3. #96cae9

Tetradic

  1. #e996ca
  2. #e9b596
  3. #96e9b5
  4. #96cae9

Square

  1. #e996ca
  2. #e9df96
  3. #96e9b5
  4. #96a1e9

Monochromatic

  1. #be2886
  2. #dc57aa
  3. #e996ca
  4. #f6d5ea
  5. #fbeef6

Shades

#e996ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e996ca
  2. #d287b6
  3. #ba78a2
  4. #a3698d
  5. #8c5a79
  6. #754b65
  7. #5d3c51
  8. #462d3d
  9. #2f1e28
  10. #170f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#e996ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e996ca
  2. #eba1cf
  3. #edabd5
  4. #f0b6da
  5. #f2c0df
  6. #f4cbe5
  7. #f6d5ea
  8. #f8e0ef
  9. #fbeaf4
  10. #fdf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e996ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e996ca
  2. #df94c3
  3. #d492bb
  4. #ca8fb4
  5. #bf8dac
  6. #b58ba5
  7. #aa899e
  8. #a08796
  9. #95848f
  10. #8b8287
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9a6bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa8cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afb5c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f396a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfa1cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9a9c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef96b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e996ca {
  color: #e996ca;
}
Background
.bg-e996ca {
  background-color: #e996ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e996ca {
  border: 2px solid #e996ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e996ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 150 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 322 65% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e996ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e996ca, #e996a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e996ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 150 202 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.72 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 5.73 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 6.63 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.25 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.28 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 9.09 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.47 #166935 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Plum
#e996ca  rgb(233, 150, 202)  hsl(322, 65%, 75%)  Plum
#96e9b5  rgb(150, 233, 181)  hsl(142, 65%, 75%)  Seafoam Green
#cae996  rgb(202, 233, 150)  hsl(82, 65%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple
#96cae9  rgb(150, 202, 233)  hsl(202, 65%, 75%)  Baby Blue