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#E59CD2

#e59cd2 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e59cd2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 61.18% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.88% magenta, 8.3% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 315.62°, with 58.4% saturation and 75.49% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.4509

Complementary

  1. #e59cd2
  2. #9ce5af

Split complementary

  1. #e59cd2
  2. #ade59c
  3. #9ce5d4

Analogous

  1. #d49ce5
  2. #e59cd2
  3. #e59cad

Triadic

  1. #e59cd2
  2. #d2e59c
  3. #9cd2e5

Tetradic

  1. #e59cd2
  2. #e5af9c
  3. #9ce5af
  4. #9cd2e5

Square

  1. #e59cd2
  2. #e5d49c
  3. #9ce5af
  4. #9cade5

Monochromatic

  1. #b83094
  2. #d55fb6
  3. #e59cd2
  4. #f5d9ee
  5. #fbeff8

Shades

#e59cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e59cd2
  2. #ce8cbd
  3. #b77da8
  4. #a06d93
  5. #895e7e
  6. #734e69
  7. #5c3e54
  8. #452f3f
  9. #2e1f2a
  10. #171015
  11. #000000

Tints

#e59cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e59cd2
  2. #e8a6d7
  3. #eab0db
  4. #edbae0
  5. #efc4e4
  6. #f2cee9
  7. #f5d7ed
  8. #f7e1f2
  9. #faebf6
  10. #fcf5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e59cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e59cd2
  2. #db99ca
  3. #d196c2
  4. #c794b9
  5. #bd91b1
  6. #b38ea9
  7. #a88ba1
  8. #9e8899
  9. #948690
  10. #8a8388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9aac0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9dacd4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afb7d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed9eaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea6d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7add1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea9dbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e59cd2 {
  color: #e59cd2;
}
Background
.bg-e59cd2 {
  background-color: #e59cd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e59cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #e59cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e59cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 156 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 58% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e59cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e59cd2, #e59cad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e59cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 156 210 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.52 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.84 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.47 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 7.64 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 7.79 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.84 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.43 #1a632d Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Plum
#e59cd2  rgb(229, 156, 210)  hsl(316, 58%, 75%)  Plum
#9ce5af  rgb(156, 229, 175)  hsl(136, 58%, 75%)  Celadon
#d2e59c  rgb(210, 229, 156)  hsl(76, 58%, 75%)  Pale Goldenrod
#9cd2e5  rgb(156, 210, 229)  hsl(196, 58%, 75%)  Non-Photo Blue