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#E797CD

#e797cd ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e797cd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 59.22% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.63% magenta, 11.26% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 319.5°, with 62.5% saturation and 74.9% 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 9.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.84.

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Web safe#ff99cc
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Relative luminance0.4353

Complementary

  1. #e797cd
  2. #97e7b1

Split complementary

  1. #e797cd
  2. #a5e797
  3. #97e7d9

Analogous

  1. #d997e7
  2. #e797cd
  3. #e797a5

Triadic

  1. #e797cd
  2. #cde797
  3. #97cde7

Tetradic

  1. #e797cd
  2. #e7b197
  3. #97e7b1
  4. #97cde7

Square

  1. #e797cd
  2. #e7d997
  3. #97e7b1
  4. #97a5e7

Monochromatic

  1. #ba2b8c
  2. #d959af
  3. #e797cd
  4. #f5d5eb
  5. #fbeef7

Shades

#e797cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e797cd
  2. #d088b9
  3. #b979a4
  4. #a26a90
  5. #8b5b7b
  6. #744c67
  7. #5c3c52
  8. #452d3e
  9. #2e1e29
  10. #170f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#e797cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e797cd
  2. #e9a1d2
  3. #ecacd7
  4. #eeb6dc
  5. #f1c1e1
  6. #f3cbe6
  7. #f5d5eb
  8. #f8e0f0
  9. #faeaf5
  10. #fdf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e797cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e797cd
  2. #dd95c5
  3. #d292be
  4. #c890b6
  5. #be8eae
  6. #b48ca7
  7. #a9899f
  8. #9f8797
  9. #95858f
  10. #8a8288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8a7bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa9cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb5cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f098aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea2ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7aacc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec98b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e797cd {
  color: #e797cd;
}
Background
.bg-e797cd {
  background-color: #e797cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e797cd {
  border: 2px solid #e797cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e797cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 151 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 63% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e797cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e797cd, #e797a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e797cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 151 205 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.84 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.31 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 7.25 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.78 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.65 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.77 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.33 #186832 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Plum
#e797cd  rgb(231, 151, 205)  hsl(320, 63%, 75%)  Plum
#97e7b1  rgb(151, 231, 177)  hsl(140, 63%, 75%)  Celadon
#cde797  rgb(205, 231, 151)  hsl(80, 63%, 75%)  Tea Green
#97cde7  rgb(151, 205, 231)  hsl(200, 63%, 75%)  Baby Blue