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#E59CD9

#e59cd9 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e59cd9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.88% magenta, 5.24% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 309.86°, 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 10.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.4544

Complementary

  1. #e59cd9
  2. #9ce5a8

Split complementary

  1. #e59cd9
  2. #b5e59c
  3. #9ce5cc

Analogous

  1. #cc9ce5
  2. #e59cd9
  3. #e59cb5

Triadic

  1. #e59cd9
  2. #d9e59c
  3. #9cd9e5

Tetradic

  1. #e59cd9
  2. #e5a89c
  3. #9ce5a8
  4. #9cd9e5

Square

  1. #e59cd9
  2. #e5cc9c
  3. #9ce5a8
  4. #9cb5e5

Monochromatic

  1. #b830a1
  2. #d55fc2
  3. #e59cd9
  4. #f5d9f0
  5. #fbeff9

Shades

#e59cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e59cd9
  2. #ce8cc3
  3. #b77dae
  4. #a06d98
  5. #895e82
  6. #734e6d
  7. #5c3e57
  8. #452f41
  9. #2e1f2b
  10. #171016
  11. #000000

Tints

#e59cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e59cd9
  2. #e8a6dd
  3. #eab0e1
  4. #edbae4
  5. #efc4e8
  6. #f2ceec
  7. #f5d7f0
  8. #f7e1f4
  9. #faebf7
  10. #fcf5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e59cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e59cd9
  2. #db99d0
  3. #d196c7
  4. #c794be
  5. #bd91b5
  6. #b38ead
  7. #a88ba4
  8. #9e889b
  9. #948692
  10. #8a8389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9abc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9baddb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb7d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eba0b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bda7da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6add8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e99ec3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e59cd9 {
  color: #e59cd9;
}
Background
.bg-e59cd9 {
  background-color: #e59cd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e59cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #e59cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e59cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 156 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 58% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e59cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e59cd9, #e59cb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e59cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 156 217 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 2.32 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.57 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.25 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.17 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 8.49 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.65 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 9.00 #1a6326 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Plum
#e59cd9  rgb(229, 156, 217)  hsl(310, 58%, 75%)  Plum
#9ce5a8  rgb(156, 229, 168)  hsl(130, 58%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple
#d9e59c  rgb(217, 229, 156)  hsl(70, 58%, 75%)  Pale Goldenrod
#9cd9e5  rgb(156, 217, 229)  hsl(190, 58%, 75%)  Non-Photo Blue