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#E996CD

#e996cd ≈ Plum

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e996cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.62% magenta, 12.02% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 320.24°, 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 9.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#ff99cc
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Relative luminance0.4354

Complementary

  1. #e996cd
  2. #96e9b2

Split complementary

  1. #e996cd
  2. #a4e996
  3. #96e9db

Analogous

  1. #db96e9
  2. #e996cd
  3. #e996a4

Triadic

  1. #e996cd
  2. #cde996
  3. #96cde9

Tetradic

  1. #e996cd
  2. #e9b296
  3. #96e9b2
  4. #96cde9

Square

  1. #e996cd
  2. #e9db96
  3. #96e9b2
  4. #96a4e9

Monochromatic

  1. #be288b
  2. #dc57af
  3. #e996cd
  4. #f6d5eb
  5. #fbeef7

Shades

#e996cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e996cd
  2. #d287b9
  3. #ba78a4
  4. #a36990
  5. #8c5a7b
  6. #754b67
  7. #5d3c52
  8. #462d3e
  9. #2f1e29
  10. #170f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#e996cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e996cd
  2. #eba1d2
  3. #edabd7
  4. #f0b6dc
  5. #f2c0e1
  6. #f4cbe6
  7. #f6d5eb
  8. #f8e0f0
  9. #fbeaf5
  10. #fdf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e996cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e996cd
  2. #df94c5
  3. #d492be
  4. #ca8fb6
  5. #bf8dae
  6. #b58ba7
  7. #aa899f
  8. #a08797
  9. #95848f
  10. #8b8288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9a6bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99a8cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb5cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f297aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfa1ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8a9cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef97b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e996cd {
  color: #e996cd;
}
Background
.bg-e996cd {
  background-color: #e996cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e996cd {
  border: 2px solid #e996cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e996cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 150 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 65% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e996cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e996cd, #e996a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e996cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 150 205 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.16 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 5.92 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 7.16 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.22 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.83 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.02 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.20 #166932 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Plum
#e996cd  rgb(233, 150, 205)  hsl(320, 65%, 75%)  Plum
#96e9b2  rgb(150, 233, 178)  hsl(140, 65%, 75%)  Celadon
#cde996  rgb(205, 233, 150)  hsl(80, 65%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple
#96cde9  rgb(150, 205, 233)  hsl(200, 65%, 75%)  Baby Blue