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#E99DDD

#e99ddd ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e99ddd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 61.57% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.62% magenta, 5.15% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 309.47°, with 63.33% saturation and 76.47% 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#ff99cc
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Relative luminance0.4666

Complementary

  1. #e99ddd
  2. #9de9a9

Split complementary

  1. #e99ddd
  2. #b7e99d
  3. #9de9cf

Analogous

  1. #cf9de9
  2. #e99ddd
  3. #e99db7

Triadic

  1. #e99ddd
  2. #dde99d
  3. #9ddde9

Tetradic

  1. #e99ddd
  2. #e9a99d
  3. #9de9a9
  4. #9ddde9

Square

  1. #e99ddd
  2. #e9cf9d
  3. #9de9a9
  4. #9db7e9

Monochromatic

  1. #c22baa
  2. #db5fc7
  3. #e99ddd
  4. #f7dbf3
  5. #fbeef9

Shades

#e99ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e99ddd
  2. #d28dc7
  3. #ba7eb1
  4. #a36e9b
  5. #8c5e85
  6. #754f6f
  7. #5d3f58
  8. #462f42
  9. #2f1f2c
  10. #171016
  11. #000000

Tints

#e99ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e99ddd
  2. #eba7e0
  3. #edb1e4
  4. #f0bae7
  5. #f2c4eb
  6. #f4ceee
  7. #f6d8f1
  8. #f8e2f5
  9. #fbebf8
  10. #fdf5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e99ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e99ddd
  2. #df9ad4
  3. #d497ca
  4. #ca94c1
  5. #bf91b8
  6. #b58faf
  7. #aa8ca5
  8. #a0899c
  9. #958693
  10. #8b8389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccacc7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9cafdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aebadb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0a1b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0a8de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8afdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed9fc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e99ddd {
  color: #e99ddd;
}
Background
.bg-e99ddd {
  background-color: #e99ddd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e99ddd {
  border: 2px solid #e99ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e99ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 157 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 63% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e99ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e99ddd, #e99db7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e99ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 157 221 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 2.59 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.92 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.85 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.91 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.34 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 8.61 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 9.06 #166222 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Plum
#e99ddd  rgb(233, 157, 221)  hsl(309, 63%, 76%)  Plum
#9de9a9  rgb(157, 233, 169)  hsl(129, 63%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple
#dde99d  rgb(221, 233, 157)  hsl(69, 63%, 76%)  Pale Goldenrod
#9ddde9  rgb(157, 221, 233)  hsl(189, 63%, 76%)  Non-Photo Blue