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#CA8BC7

#ca8bc7 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ca8bc7 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 54.51% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.19% magenta, 1.49% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 302.86°, with 37.28% saturation and 66.86% 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 5.87.

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Relative luminance0.3515

Complementary

  1. #ca8bc7
  2. #8bca8e

Split complementary

  1. #ca8bc7
  2. #a7ca8b
  3. #8bcaad

Analogous

  1. #ad8bca
  2. #ca8bc7
  3. #ca8ba7

Triadic

  1. #ca8bc7
  2. #c7ca8b
  3. #8bc7ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca8bc7
  2. #ca8e8b
  3. #8bca8e
  4. #8bc7ca

Square

  1. #ca8bc7
  2. #caad8b
  3. #8bca8e
  4. #8ba7ca

Monochromatic

  1. #813b7e
  2. #b256ae
  3. #ca8bc7
  4. #e2bfe0
  5. #f9f1f8

Shades

#ca8bc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca8bc7
  2. #b67db3
  3. #a26f9f
  4. #8d618b
  5. #795377
  6. #654664
  7. #513850
  8. #3d2a3c
  9. #281c28
  10. #140e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca8bc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca8bc7
  2. #cf97cd
  3. #d5a2d2
  4. #daaed8
  5. #dfb9dd
  6. #e5c5e3
  7. #ead1e9
  8. #efdcee
  9. #f4e8f4
  10. #faf3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca8bc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca8bc7
  2. #c38ac0
  3. #bb89b9
  4. #b488b2
  5. #ac87ab
  6. #a586a4
  7. #9e849c
  8. #968395
  9. #8f828e
  10. #878187
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b298b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #889bc9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a3c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce90a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a695c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae9ac6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd8eb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca8bc7 {
  color: #ca8bc7;
}
Background
.bg-ca8bc7 {
  background-color: #ca8bc7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca8bc7 {
  border: 2px solid #ca8bc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca8bc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 139 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 37% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca8bc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca8bc7, #ca8ba7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca8bc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 139 199 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.87 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.45 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.43 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.46 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.92 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.61 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.00 #357438 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Plum
#ca8bc7  rgb(202, 139, 199)  hsl(303, 37%, 67%)  Plum
#8bca8e  rgb(139, 202, 142)  hsl(123, 37%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#c7ca8b  rgb(199, 202, 139)  hsl(63, 37%, 67%)  Sage
#8bc7ca  rgb(139, 199, 202)  hsl(183, 37%, 67%)  Powder Blue