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#D99BCB

#d99bcb ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#d99bcb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.57% magenta, 6.45% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 313.55°, 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 9.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4251

Complementary

  1. #d99bcb
  2. #9bd9a9

Split complementary

  1. #d99bcb
  2. #acd99b
  3. #9bd9c8

Analogous

  1. #c89bd9
  2. #d99bcb
  3. #d99bac

Triadic

  1. #d99bcb
  2. #cbd99b
  3. #9bcbd9

Tetradic

  1. #d99bcb
  2. #d9a99b
  3. #9bd9a9
  4. #9bcbd9

Square

  1. #d99bcb
  2. #d9c89b
  3. #9bd9a9
  4. #9bacd9

Monochromatic

  1. #9f3c88
  2. #c464ae
  3. #d99bcb
  4. #eed2e8
  5. #f9f0f7

Shades

#d99bcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d99bcb
  2. #c38cb7
  3. #ae7ca2
  4. #986d8e
  5. #825d7a
  6. #6d4e66
  7. #573e51
  8. #412f3d
  9. #2b1f29
  10. #161014
  11. #000000

Tints

#d99bcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d99bcb
  2. #dda5d0
  3. #e1afd5
  4. #e4b9db
  5. #e8c3e0
  6. #eccde5
  7. #f0d7ea
  8. #f4e1ef
  9. #f7ebf5
  10. #fbf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d99bcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d99bcb
  2. #d098c4
  3. #c796bc
  4. #be93b5
  5. #b590ad
  6. #ad8ea6
  7. #a48b9e
  8. #9b8897
  9. #92858f
  10. #898388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a7ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba9cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aab2c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df9dac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7a4cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfa9ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dd9cb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d99bcb {
  color: #d99bcb;
}
Background
.bg-d99bcb {
  background-color: #d99bcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d99bcb {
  border: 2px solid #d99bcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d99bcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 155 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 45% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d99bcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d99bcb, #d99bac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d99bcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 155 203 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.73 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.89 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.47 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.66 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 8.85 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.19 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.37 #266434 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Plum
#d99bcb  rgb(217, 155, 203)  hsl(314, 45%, 73%)  Plum
#9bd9a9  rgb(155, 217, 169)  hsl(134, 45%, 73%)  Celadon
#cbd99b  rgb(203, 217, 155)  hsl(74, 45%, 73%)  Pale Goldenrod
#9bcbd9  rgb(155, 203, 217)  hsl(194, 45%, 73%)  Light Blue