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#CA8FCC

#ca8fcc ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ca8fcc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 56.08% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 29.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 298.03°, with 37.42% saturation and 68.04% 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 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3656

Complementary

  1. #ca8fcc
  2. #91cc8f

Split complementary

  1. #ca8fcc
  2. #b0cc8f
  3. #8fccab

Analogous

  1. #ab8fcc
  2. #ca8fcc
  3. #cc8fb0

Triadic

  1. #ca8fcc
  2. #ccca8f
  3. #8fccca

Tetradic

  1. #ca8fcc
  2. #cc8f91
  3. #91cc8f
  4. #8fccca

Square

  1. #ca8fcc
  2. #ccab8f
  3. #91cc8f
  4. #8fb0cc

Monochromatic

  1. #833d85
  2. #b15ab4
  3. #ca8fcc
  4. #e3c4e4
  5. #f8f1f9

Shades

#ca8fcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca8fcc
  2. #b681b8
  3. #a272a3
  4. #8d648f
  5. #79567a
  6. #654866
  7. #513952
  8. #3d2b3d
  9. #281d29
  10. #140e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca8fcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca8fcc
  2. #cf9ad1
  3. #d5a5d6
  4. #dab1db
  5. #dfbce0
  6. #e5c7e6
  7. #ead2eb
  8. #efddf0
  9. #f4e9f5
  10. #faf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca8fcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca8fcc
  2. #c38ec4
  3. #bb8cbd
  4. #b48bb5
  5. #ac89ae
  6. #a588a6
  7. #9e869e
  8. #968597
  9. #8f838f
  10. #878288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b49bb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a9ece ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a5ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd95a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a898cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae9dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc92b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca8fcc {
  color: #ca8fcc;
}
Background
.bg-ca8fcc {
  background-color: #ca8fcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca8fcc {
  border: 2px solid #ca8fcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca8fcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 143 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 37% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca8fcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca8fcc, #cc8fb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca8fcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 143 204 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.97 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.17 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.82 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.47 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.49 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.74 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.78 #357033 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Plum
#ca8fcc  rgb(202, 143, 204)  hsl(298, 37%, 68%)  Plum
#91cc8f  rgb(145, 204, 143)  hsl(118, 37%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#ccca8f  rgb(204, 202, 143)  hsl(58, 37%, 68%)  Sage
#8fccca  rgb(143, 204, 202)  hsl(178, 37%, 68%)  Powder Blue