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#E79ECD

#e79ecd ≈ Plum

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e79ecd is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 61.96% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.6% magenta, 11.26% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 321.37°, with 60.33% saturation and 76.27% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 5.06.

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Relative luminance0.4585

Complementary

  1. #e79ecd
  2. #9ee7b8

Split complementary

  1. #e79ecd
  2. #a8e79e
  3. #9ee7dc

Analogous

  1. #dc9ee7
  2. #e79ecd
  3. #e79ea8

Triadic

  1. #e79ecd
  2. #cde79e
  3. #9ecde7

Tetradic

  1. #e79ecd
  2. #e7b89e
  3. #9ee7b8
  4. #9ecde7

Square

  1. #e79ecd
  2. #e7dc9e
  3. #9ee7b8
  4. #9ea8e7

Monochromatic

  1. #bd2f8a
  2. #d861ad
  3. #e79ecd
  4. #f6dbed
  5. #fbeff7

Shades

#e79ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e79ecd
  2. #d08eb9
  3. #b97ea4
  4. #a26f90
  5. #8b5f7b
  6. #744f67
  7. #5c3f52
  8. #452f3e
  9. #2e2029
  10. #171015
  11. #000000

Tints

#e79ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e79ecd
  2. #e9a8d2
  3. #ecb1d7
  4. #eebbdc
  5. #f1c5e1
  6. #f3cfe6
  7. #f5d8eb
  8. #f8e2f0
  9. #faecf5
  10. #fdf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e79ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e79ecd
  2. #dd9bc5
  3. #d298be
  4. #c895b6
  5. #be92ae
  6. #b48fa7
  7. #a98c9f
  8. #9f8997
  9. #95868f
  10. #8a8388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbacbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1aecf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b9cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f09fae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1a8ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #caafcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec9ebb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e79ecd {
  color: #e79ecd;
}
Background
.bg-e79ecd {
  background-color: #e79ecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e79ecd {
  border: 2px solid #e79ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e79ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 158 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 60% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e79ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e79ecd, #e79ea8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e79ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 158 205 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.06 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 6.05 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.94 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 7.11 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 7.67 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.72 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 9.71 #186132 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Plum
#e79ecd  rgb(231, 158, 205)  hsl(321, 60%, 76%)  Plum
#9ee7b8  rgb(158, 231, 184)  hsl(141, 60%, 76%)  Seafoam Green
#cde79e  rgb(205, 231, 158)  hsl(81, 60%, 76%)  Tea Green
#9ecde7  rgb(158, 205, 231)  hsl(201, 60%, 76%)  Baby Blue