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#EC9BDA

#ec9bda ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ec9bda is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 60.78% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.32% magenta, 7.63% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 313.33°, with 68.07% saturation and 76.67% 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 10.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.4634

Complementary

  1. #ec9bda
  2. #9becad

Split complementary

  1. #ec9bda
  2. #b2ec9b
  3. #9becd6

Analogous

  1. #d69bec
  2. #ec9bda
  3. #ec9bb2

Triadic

  1. #ec9bda
  2. #daec9b
  3. #9bdaec

Tetradic

  1. #ec9bda
  2. #ecad9b
  3. #9becad
  4. #9bdaec

Square

  1. #ec9bda
  2. #ecd69b
  3. #9becad
  4. #9bb2ec

Monochromatic

  1. #c826a4
  2. #e05bc2
  3. #ec9bda
  4. #f8dbf2
  5. #fceef9

Shades

#ec9bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec9bda
  2. #d48cc4
  3. #bd7cae
  4. #a56d99
  5. #8e5d83
  6. #764e6d
  7. #5e3e57
  8. #472f41
  9. #2f1f2c
  10. #181016
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec9bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec9bda
  2. #eea5de
  3. #f0afe1
  4. #f2b9e5
  5. #f4c3e9
  6. #f6cded
  7. #f7d7f0
  8. #f9e1f4
  9. #fbebf8
  10. #fdf5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec9bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec9bda
  2. #e198d1
  3. #d696c8
  4. #cc93bf
  5. #c190b6
  6. #b68ead
  7. #ab8ba4
  8. #a0889b
  9. #968592
  10. #8b8389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdabc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9baedc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afbad8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f49eb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1a7db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #caaed9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f19dc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec9bda {
  color: #ec9bda;
}
Background
.bg-ec9bda {
  background-color: #ec9bda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec9bda {
  border: 2px solid #ec9bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec9bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 155 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 68% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec9bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec9bda, #ec9bb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec9bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 155 218 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.54 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 7.66 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.84 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.96 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.35 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.35 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.33 #136425 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Plum
#ec9bda  rgb(236, 155, 218)  hsl(313, 68%, 77%)  Plum
#9becad  rgb(155, 236, 173)  hsl(133, 68%, 77%)  Granny Smith Apple
#daec9b  rgb(218, 236, 155)  hsl(73, 68%, 77%)  Pale Goldenrod
#9bdaec  rgb(155, 218, 236)  hsl(193, 68%, 77%)  Non-Photo Blue