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#D59CD9

#d59cd9 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#d59cd9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.84% cyan, 28.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 296.07°, with 44.53% saturation and 73.14% 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 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 1.6.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4293

Complementary

  1. #d59cd9
  2. #a0d99c

Split complementary

  1. #d59cd9
  2. #bfd99c
  3. #9cd9b7

Analogous

  1. #b79cd9
  2. #d59cd9
  3. #d99cbf

Triadic

  1. #d59cd9
  2. #d9d59c
  3. #9cd9d5

Tetradic

  1. #d59cd9
  2. #d99ca0
  3. #a0d99c
  4. #9cd9d5

Square

  1. #d59cd9
  2. #d9b79c
  3. #a0d99c
  4. #9cbfd9

Monochromatic

  1. #993d9f
  2. #be65c4
  3. #d59cd9
  4. #ecd3ee
  5. #f9f0f9

Shades

#d59cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d59cd9
  2. #c08cc3
  3. #aa7dae
  4. #956d98
  5. #805e82
  6. #6b4e6d
  7. #553e57
  8. #402f41
  9. #2b1f2b
  10. #151016
  11. #000000

Tints

#d59cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d59cd9
  2. #d9a6dd
  3. #ddb0e1
  4. #e2bae4
  5. #e6c4e8
  6. #eaceec
  7. #eed7f0
  8. #f2e1f4
  9. #f7ebf7
  10. #fbf5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d59cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d59cd9
  2. #cd99d0
  3. #c496c7
  4. #bc94be
  5. #b391b5
  6. #ab8ead
  7. #a28ba4
  8. #9a889b
  9. #918692
  10. #898389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfa8c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97abdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4b2d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8a2b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3a5da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baa9d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d79fc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d59cd9 {
  color: #d59cd9;
}
Background
.bg-d59cd9 {
  background-color: #d59cd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d59cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #d59cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d59cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 213 156 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 45% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d59cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d59cd9, #d99cbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d59cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(213 156 217 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 1.60 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.36 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.76 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.25 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.64 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.69 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.92 #2a6326 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Plum
#d59cd9  rgb(213, 156, 217)  hsl(296, 45%, 73%)  Plum
#a0d99c  rgb(160, 217, 156)  hsl(116, 45%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple
#d9d59c  rgb(217, 213, 156)  hsl(56, 45%, 73%)  Pale Goldenrod
#9cd9d5  rgb(156, 217, 213)  hsl(176, 45%, 73%)  Pale Turquoise