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#D38BD6

#d38bd6 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#d38bd6 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.75% red, 54.51% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.4% cyan, 35.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 297.6°, with 47.77% saturation and 69.22% 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 8.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 5.46.

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Relative luminance0.3717

Complementary

  1. #d38bd6
  2. #8ed68b

Split complementary

  1. #d38bd6
  2. #b4d68b
  3. #8bd6ae

Analogous

  1. #ae8bd6
  2. #d38bd6
  3. #d68bb4

Triadic

  1. #d38bd6
  2. #d6d38b
  3. #8bd6d3

Tetradic

  1. #d38bd6
  2. #d68b8e
  3. #8ed68b
  4. #8bd6d3

Square

  1. #d38bd6
  2. #d6ae8b
  3. #8ed68b
  4. #8bb4d6

Monochromatic

  1. #903494
  2. #be52c2
  3. #d38bd6
  4. #e8c4ea
  5. #f9f0fa

Shades

#d38bd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d38bd6
  2. #be7dc1
  3. #a96fab
  4. #946196
  5. #7f5380
  6. #6a466b
  7. #543856
  8. #3f2a40
  9. #2a1c2b
  10. #150e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#d38bd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d38bd6
  2. #d797da
  3. #dca2de
  4. #e0aee2
  5. #e5b9e6
  6. #e9c5eb
  7. #edd1ef
  8. #f2dcf3
  9. #f6e8f7
  10. #fbf3fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d38bd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d38bd6
  2. #cb8acd
  3. #c289c5
  4. #ba88bc
  5. #b287b4
  6. #aa86ab
  7. #a184a2
  8. #99839a
  9. #918291
  10. #888189
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b99bba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #859fd9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a7d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d792a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa97d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b29dd5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d58fbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d38bd6 {
  color: #d38bd6;
}
Background
.bg-d38bd6 {
  background-color: #d38bd6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d38bd6 {
  border: 2px solid #d38bd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d38bd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 211 139 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 48% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d38bd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d38bd6, #d68bb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d38bd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(211 139 214 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.46 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 5.75 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.31 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.42 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.90 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.74 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.12 #2c7429 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Plum
#d38bd6  rgb(211, 139, 214)  hsl(298, 48%, 69%)  Plum
#8ed68b  rgb(142, 214, 139)  hsl(118, 48%, 69%)  Granny Smith Apple
#d6d38b  rgb(214, 211, 139)  hsl(58, 48%, 69%)  Pale Goldenrod
#8bd6d3  rgb(139, 214, 211)  hsl(178, 48%, 69%)  Medium Turquoise