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#D59CD5

#d59cd5 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#d59cd5 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.53% red, 61.18% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 40.43% saturation and 72.35% 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 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 1.73.

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Relative luminance0.4273

Complementary

  1. #d59cd5
  2. #9cd59c

Split complementary

  1. #d59cd5
  2. #b8d59c
  3. #9cd5b8

Analogous

  1. #b89cd5
  2. #d59cd5
  3. #d59cb8

Triadic

  1. #d59cd5
  2. #d5d59c
  3. #9cd5d5

Tetradic

  1. #d59cd5
  2. #d59c9c
  3. #9cd59c
  4. #9cd5d5

Square

  1. #d59cd5
  2. #d5b89c
  3. #9cd59c
  4. #9cb8d5

Monochromatic

  1. #984098
  2. #be66be
  3. #d59cd5
  4. #ecd2ec
  5. #f9f1f9

Shades

#d59cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d59cd5
  2. #c08cc0
  3. #aa7daa
  4. #956d95
  5. #805e80
  6. #6b4e6b
  7. #553e55
  8. #402f40
  9. #2b1f2b
  10. #151015
  11. #000000

Tints

#d59cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d59cd5
  2. #d9a6d9
  3. #ddb0dd
  4. #e2bae2
  5. #e6c4e6
  6. #eaceea
  7. #eed7ee
  8. #f2e1f2
  9. #f7ebf7
  10. #fbf5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d59cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d59cd5
  2. #cd99cd
  3. #c496c4
  4. #bc94bc
  5. #b391b3
  6. #ab8eab
  7. #a28ba2
  8. #9a889a
  9. #918691
  10. #898389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfa8bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98aad7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6b1d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9a1b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4a5d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baa9d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d79fc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d59cd5 {
  color: #d59cd5;
}
Background
.bg-d59cd5 {
  background-color: #d59cd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d59cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #d59cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d59cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 213 156 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 40% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d59cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d59cd5, #d59cb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d59cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(213 156 213 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 1.73 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.87 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.10 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.99 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.17 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 10.50 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 10.98 #2a632a Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Plum
#d59cd5  rgb(213, 156, 213)  hsl(300, 40%, 72%)  Plum
#9cd59c  rgb(156, 213, 156)  hsl(120, 40%, 72%)  Celadon
#d5d59c  rgb(213, 213, 156)  hsl(60, 40%, 72%)  Pale Goldenrod
#9cd5d5  rgb(156, 213, 213)  hsl(180, 40%, 72%)  Powder Blue