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#EC99EC

#ec99ec ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ec99ec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 60% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 300°, 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.36.

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Web safe#ff99ff
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Relative luminance0.4667

Complementary

  1. #ec99ec
  2. #99ec99

Split complementary

  1. #ec99ec
  2. #c2ec99
  3. #99ecc2

Analogous

  1. #c299ec
  2. #ec99ec
  3. #ec99c2

Triadic

  1. #ec99ec
  2. #ecec99
  3. #99ecec

Tetradic

  1. #ec99ec
  2. #ec9999
  3. #99ec99
  4. #99ecec

Square

  1. #ec99ec
  2. #ecc299
  3. #99ec99
  4. #99c2ec

Monochromatic

  1. #c725c7
  2. #e058e0
  3. #ec99ec
  4. #f8d9f8
  5. #fceefc

Shades

#ec99ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec99ec
  2. #d48ad4
  3. #bd7abd
  4. #a56ba5
  5. #8e5c8e
  6. #764d76
  7. #5e3d5e
  8. #472e47
  9. #2f1f2f
  10. #180f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec99ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec99ec
  2. #eea3ee
  3. #f0adf0
  4. #f2b8f2
  5. #f4c2f4
  6. #f6ccf6
  7. #f7d6f7
  8. #f9e0f9
  9. #fbebfb
  10. #fdf5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec99ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec99ec
  2. #e197e1
  3. #d694d6
  4. #cc92cc
  5. #c18fc1
  6. #b68db6
  7. #ab8aab
  8. #a088a0
  9. #968596
  10. #8b838b
  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 #ceabce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93afef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8bae9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1a1b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bda7ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7aeea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef9ecf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec99ec {
  color: #ec99ec;
}
Background
.bg-ec99ec {
  background-color: #ec99ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec99ec {
  border: 2px solid #ec99ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec99ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 153 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 69% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec99ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec99ec, #ec99c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec99ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 153 236 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.36 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 5.15 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.11 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.33 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 7.76 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.50 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 10.13 #136613 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Plum
#ec99ec  rgb(236, 153, 236)  hsl(300, 69%, 76%)  Plum
#99ec99  rgb(153, 236, 153)  hsl(120, 69%, 76%)  Light Green
#ecec99  rgb(236, 236, 153)  hsl(60, 69%, 76%)  Khaki
#99ecec  rgb(153, 236, 236)  hsl(180, 69%, 76%)  Pale Turquoise