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#D79ECD

#d79ecd ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#d79ecd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.31% red, 61.96% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.51% magenta, 4.65% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 310.53°, with 41.61% 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 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.4331

Complementary

  1. #d79ecd
  2. #9ed7a8

Split complementary

  1. #d79ecd
  2. #b1d79e
  3. #9ed7c5

Analogous

  1. #c59ed7
  2. #d79ecd
  3. #d79eb1

Triadic

  1. #d79ecd
  2. #cdd79e
  3. #9ecdd7

Tetradic

  1. #d79ecd
  2. #d7a89e
  3. #9ed7a8
  4. #9ecdd7

Square

  1. #d79ecd
  2. #d7c59e
  3. #9ed7a8
  4. #9eb1d7

Monochromatic

  1. #9c408c
  2. #c168b1
  3. #d79ecd
  4. #edd4e9
  5. #f9f1f8

Shades

#d79ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d79ecd
  2. #c28eb9
  3. #ac7ea4
  4. #976f90
  5. #815f7b
  6. #6c4f67
  7. #563f52
  8. #412f3e
  9. #2b2029
  10. #161015
  11. #000000

Tints

#d79ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d79ecd
  2. #dba8d2
  3. #dfb1d7
  4. #e3bbdc
  5. #e7c5e1
  6. #ebcfe6
  7. #efd8eb
  8. #f3e2f0
  9. #f7ecf5
  10. #fbf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d79ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d79ecd
  2. #ce9bc5
  3. #c698be
  4. #bd95b6
  5. #b492ae
  6. #ac8fa7
  7. #a38c9f
  8. #9a8997
  9. #91868f
  10. #898388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a9bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9dabcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abb3cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dca1ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7a6ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beabcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #daa0bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d79ecd {
  color: #d79ecd;
}
Background
.bg-d79ecd {
  background-color: #d79ecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d79ecd {
  border: 2px solid #d79ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d79ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 215 158 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 42% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d79ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d79ecd, #d79eb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d79ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(215 158 205 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.44 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.04 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.79 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 9.05 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.32 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.80 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 9.84 #286132 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Plum
#d79ecd  rgb(215, 158, 205)  hsl(311, 42%, 73%)  Plum
#9ed7a8  rgb(158, 215, 168)  hsl(131, 42%, 73%)  Celadon
#cdd79e  rgb(205, 215, 158)  hsl(71, 42%, 73%)  Pale Goldenrod
#9ecdd7  rgb(158, 205, 215)  hsl(191, 42%, 73%)  Light Blue