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#CD97CD

#cd97cd ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cd97cd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 59.22% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 35.06% saturation and 69.8% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.57.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3952

Complementary

  1. #cd97cd
  2. #97cd97

Split complementary

  1. #cd97cd
  2. #b2cd97
  3. #97cdb2

Analogous

  1. #b297cd
  2. #cd97cd
  3. #cd97b2

Triadic

  1. #cd97cd
  2. #cdcd97
  3. #97cdcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd97cd
  2. #cd9797
  3. #97cd97
  4. #97cdcd

Square

  1. #cd97cd
  2. #cdb297
  3. #97cd97
  4. #97b2cd

Monochromatic

  1. #894289
  2. #b463b4
  3. #cd97cd
  4. #e6cbe6
  5. #f8f1f8

Shades

#cd97cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd97cd
  2. #b988b9
  3. #a479a4
  4. #906a90
  5. #7b5b7b
  6. #674c67
  7. #523c52
  8. #3e2d3e
  9. #291e29
  10. #150f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd97cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd97cd
  2. #d2a1d2
  3. #d7acd7
  4. #dcb6dc
  5. #e1c1e1
  6. #e6cbe6
  7. #ebd5eb
  8. #f0e0f0
  9. #f5eaf5
  10. #faf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd97cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd97cd
  2. #c595c5
  3. #be92be
  4. #b690b6
  5. #ae8eae
  6. #a78ca7
  7. #9f899f
  8. #978797
  9. #8f858f
  10. #888288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8a2b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93a5cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0abcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d09caa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad9fce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4a3cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf9ab9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd97cd {
  color: #cd97cd;
}
Background
.bg-cd97cd {
  background-color: #cd97cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd97cd {
  border: 2px solid #cd97cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd97cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 151 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 35% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd97cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd97cd, #cd97b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd97cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 151 205 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.57 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.17 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.71 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.40 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.71 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.14 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.25 #326832 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Plum
#cd97cd  rgb(205, 151, 205)  hsl(300, 35%, 70%)  Plum
#97cd97  rgb(151, 205, 151)  hsl(120, 35%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#cdcd97  rgb(205, 205, 151)  hsl(60, 35%, 70%)  Sage
#97cdcd  rgb(151, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 35%, 70%)  Powder Blue