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#CF8EC0

#cf8ec0 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cf8ec0 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 55.69% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.4% magenta, 7.25% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 313.85°, with 40.37% saturation and 68.43% 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 8.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 5.97.

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Relative luminance0.3642

Complementary

  1. #cf8ec0
  2. #8ecf9d

Split complementary

  1. #cf8ec0
  2. #9fcf8e
  3. #8ecfbe

Analogous

  1. #be8ecf
  2. #cf8ec0
  3. #cf8e9f

Triadic

  1. #cf8ec0
  2. #c0cf8e
  3. #8ec0cf

Tetradic

  1. #cf8ec0
  2. #cf9d8e
  3. #8ecf9d
  4. #8ec0cf

Square

  1. #cf8ec0
  2. #cfbe8e
  3. #8ecf9d
  4. #8e9fcf

Monochromatic

  1. #8a3a77
  2. #b858a2
  3. #cf8ec0
  4. #e6c4de
  5. #f9f1f7

Shades

#cf8ec0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf8ec0
  2. #ba80ad
  3. #a6729a
  4. #916386
  5. #7c5573
  6. #684760
  7. #53394d
  8. #3e2b3a
  9. #291c26
  10. #150e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf8ec0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf8ec0
  2. #d499c6
  3. #d9a5cd
  4. #ddb0d3
  5. #e2bbd9
  6. #e7c7e0
  7. #ecd2e6
  8. #f1ddec
  9. #f5e8f2
  10. #faf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf8ec0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf8ec0
  2. #c78dba
  3. #bf8bb3
  4. #b78aad
  5. #af88a6
  6. #a887a0
  7. #a0869a
  8. #988493
  9. #90838d
  10. #888186
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b69baf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e9dc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea6be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d590a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac97c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b49dbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d38fae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf8ec0 {
  color: #cf8ec0;
}
Background
.bg-cf8ec0 {
  background-color: #cf8ec0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf8ec0 {
  border: 2px solid #cf8ec0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf8ec0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 142 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 40% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf8ec0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf8ec0, #cf8e9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf8ec0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 142 192 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.97 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.48 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.39 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.56 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 8.14 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 9.59 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.76 #30713f Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Plum
#cf8ec0  rgb(207, 142, 192)  hsl(314, 40%, 68%)  Plum
#8ecf9d  rgb(142, 207, 157)  hsl(134, 40%, 68%)  Celadon
#c0cf8e  rgb(192, 207, 142)  hsl(74, 40%, 68%)  Olivine
#8ec0cf  rgb(142, 192, 207)  hsl(194, 40%, 68%)  Sky Blue