#E999DB
A light, moderate magenta closely aligning with Plum.
About #E999DB
Visually, #E999DB is defined as a moderate magenta. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Plum. In the RGB color space, it consists of 233 red, 153 green, and 219 blue.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 34% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#E999DB
RGB233, 153, 219
HSL310.5°, 64.5%, 75.7%
CMYK0%, 34%, 6%, 9%
HSV310.5°, 34.3%, 91.4%
LAB73.0, 39.8, -21.3
XYZ57.8, 45.2, 72.7
Decimal15309275
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.09:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.04:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.00:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.54:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #E999DB;
}
.text-color {
color: #E999DB;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #E999DB;
}