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#E99BCB

#e99bcb ≈ Plum

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e99bcb is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 60.78% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.48% magenta, 12.88% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 323.08°, with 63.93% saturation and 76.08% 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 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 5.6.

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Web safe#ff99cc
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Relative luminance0.4508

Complementary

  1. #e99bcb
  2. #9be9b9

Split complementary

  1. #e99bcb
  2. #a4e99b
  3. #9be9e0

Analogous

  1. #e09be9
  2. #e99bcb
  3. #e99ba4

Triadic

  1. #e99bcb
  2. #cbe99b
  3. #9bcbe9

Tetradic

  1. #e99bcb
  2. #e9b99b
  3. #9be9b9
  4. #9bcbe9

Square

  1. #e99bcb
  2. #e9e09b
  3. #9be9b9
  4. #9ba4e9

Monochromatic

  1. #c12a87
  2. #db5caa
  3. #e99bcb
  4. #f7daec
  5. #fbeef6

Shades

#e99bcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e99bcb
  2. #d28cb7
  3. #ba7ca2
  4. #a36d8e
  5. #8c5d7a
  6. #754e66
  7. #5d3e51
  8. #462f3d
  9. #2f1f29
  10. #171014
  11. #000000

Tints

#e99bcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e99bcb
  2. #eba5d0
  3. #edafd5
  4. #f0b9db
  5. #f2c3e0
  6. #f4cde5
  7. #f6d7ea
  8. #f8e1ef
  9. #fbebf5
  10. #fdf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e99bcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e99bcb
  2. #df98c4
  3. #d496bc
  4. #ca93b5
  5. #bf90ad
  6. #b58ea6
  7. #aa8b9e
  8. #a08897
  9. #95858f
  10. #8b8388
  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 #cbaabd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9faccd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b8c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f29bac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1a5cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #caadca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef9bb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e99bcb {
  color: #e99bcb;
}
Background
.bg-e99bcb {
  background-color: #e99bcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e99bcb {
  border: 2px solid #e99bcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e99bcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 155 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 64% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e99bcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e99bcb, #e99ba4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e99bcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 155 203 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.60 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 5.84 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.78 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 7.21 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.65 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 9.06 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.33 #166434 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Plum
#e99bcb  rgb(233, 155, 203)  hsl(323, 64%, 76%)  Plum
#9be9b9  rgb(155, 233, 185)  hsl(143, 64%, 76%)  Seafoam Green
#cbe99b  rgb(203, 233, 155)  hsl(83, 64%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple
#9bcbe9  rgb(155, 203, 233)  hsl(203, 64%, 76%)  Baby Blue