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#EC99CD

#ec99cd ≈ Plum

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ec99cd is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 60% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.17% magenta, 13.14% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 322.41°, with 68.6% 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 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 5.59.

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Web safe#ff99cc
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Relative luminance0.4502

Complementary

  1. #ec99cd
  2. #99ecb8

Split complementary

  1. #ec99cd
  2. #a3ec99
  3. #99ece1

Analogous

  1. #e199ec
  2. #ec99cd
  3. #ec99a3

Triadic

  1. #ec99cd
  2. #cdec99
  3. #99cdec

Tetradic

  1. #ec99cd
  2. #ecb899
  3. #99ecb8
  4. #99cdec

Square

  1. #ec99cd
  2. #ece199
  3. #99ecb8
  4. #99a3ec

Monochromatic

  1. #c7258a
  2. #e058ad
  3. #ec99cd
  4. #f8d9ed
  5. #fceef7

Shades

#ec99cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec99cd
  2. #d48ab9
  3. #bd7aa4
  4. #a56b90
  5. #8e5c7b
  6. #764d67
  7. #5e3d52
  8. #472e3e
  9. #2f1f29
  10. #180f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec99cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec99cd
  2. #eea3d2
  3. #f0add7
  4. #f2b8dc
  5. #f4c2e1
  6. #f6cce6
  7. #f7d6eb
  8. #f9e0f0
  9. #fbebf5
  10. #fdf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec99cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec99cd
  2. #e197c5
  3. #d694be
  4. #cc92b6
  5. #c18fae
  6. #b68da7
  7. #ab8a9f
  8. #a08897
  9. #96858f
  10. #8b8388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cca9be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9dabcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b8cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f69aab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2a4ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccaccc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f299ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec99cd {
  color: #ec99cd;
}
Background
.bg-ec99cd {
  background-color: #ec99cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec99cd {
  border: 2px solid #ec99cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec99cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 153 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 322 69% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec99cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec99cd, #ec99a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec99cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 153 205 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.59 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 6.14 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.16 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 7.84 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.31 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 9.16 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.51 #136632 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Plum
#ec99cd  rgb(236, 153, 205)  hsl(322, 69%, 76%)  Plum
#99ecb8  rgb(153, 236, 184)  hsl(142, 69%, 76%)  Seafoam Green
#cdec99  rgb(205, 236, 153)  hsl(82, 69%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple
#99cdec  rgb(153, 205, 236)  hsl(202, 69%, 76%)  Baby Blue