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#D99BC8

#d99bc8 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#d99bc8 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 60.78% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.57% magenta, 7.83% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 316.45°, with 44.93% saturation and 72.94% 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 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4236

Complementary

  1. #d99bc8
  2. #9bd9ac

Split complementary

  1. #d99bc8
  2. #a9d99b
  3. #9bd9cb

Analogous

  1. #cb9bd9
  2. #d99bc8
  3. #d99ba9

Triadic

  1. #d99bc8
  2. #c8d99b
  3. #9bc8d9

Tetradic

  1. #d99bc8
  2. #d9ac9b
  3. #9bd9ac
  4. #9bc8d9

Square

  1. #d99bc8
  2. #d9cb9b
  3. #9bd9ac
  4. #9ba9d9

Monochromatic

  1. #9f3c84
  2. #c464aa
  3. #d99bc8
  4. #eed2e6
  5. #f9f0f7

Shades

#d99bc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d99bc8
  2. #c38cb4
  3. #ae7ca0
  4. #986d8c
  5. #825d78
  6. #6d4e64
  7. #573e50
  8. #412f3c
  9. #2b1f28
  10. #161014
  11. #000000

Tints

#d99bc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d99bc8
  2. #dda5ce
  3. #e1afd3
  4. #e4b9d9
  5. #e8c3de
  6. #eccde4
  7. #f0d7e9
  8. #f4e1ef
  9. #f7ebf4
  10. #fbf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d99bc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d99bc8
  2. #d098c1
  3. #c796ba
  4. #be93b2
  5. #b590ab
  6. #ad8ea4
  7. #a48b9d
  8. #9b8896
  9. #92858e
  10. #898387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a7b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ca9ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abb1c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e09dab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8a3c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfa9c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dd9cb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d99bc8 {
  color: #d99bc8;
}
Background
.bg-d99bc8 {
  background-color: #d99bc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d99bc8 {
  border: 2px solid #d99bc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d99bc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 155 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 45% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d99bc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d99bc8, #d99ba9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d99bc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 155 200 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.48 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.88 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.10 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.20 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.61 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 8.72 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.48 #266437 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Plum
#d99bc8  rgb(217, 155, 200)  hsl(316, 45%, 73%)  Plum
#9bd9ac  rgb(155, 217, 172)  hsl(136, 45%, 73%)  Celadon
#c8d99b  rgb(200, 217, 155)  hsl(76, 45%, 73%)  Tea Green
#9bc8d9  rgb(155, 200, 217)  hsl(196, 45%, 73%)  Light Blue