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#D78DCD

#d78dcd ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#d78dcd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.31% red, 55.29% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.42% magenta, 4.65% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 308.11°, with 48.05% saturation and 69.8% 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 8.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.379

Complementary

  1. #d78dcd
  2. #8dd797

Split complementary

  1. #d78dcd
  2. #a8d78d
  3. #8dd7bc

Analogous

  1. #bc8dd7
  2. #d78dcd
  3. #d78da8

Triadic

  1. #d78dcd
  2. #cdd78d
  3. #8dcdd7

Tetradic

  1. #d78dcd
  2. #d7978d
  3. #8dd797
  4. #8dcdd7

Square

  1. #d78dcd
  2. #d7bc8d
  3. #8dd797
  4. #8da8d7

Monochromatic

  1. #963589
  2. #c354b4
  3. #d78dcd
  4. #ebc6e6
  5. #faf0f8

Shades

#d78dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d78dcd
  2. #c27fb9
  3. #ac71a4
  4. #976390
  5. #81557b
  6. #6c4767
  7. #563852
  8. #412a3e
  9. #2b1c29
  10. #160e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#d78dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d78dcd
  2. #db98d2
  3. #dfa4d7
  4. #e3afdc
  5. #e7bbe1
  6. #ebc6e6
  7. #efd1eb
  8. #f3ddf0
  9. #f7e8f5
  10. #fbf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d78dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d78dcd
  2. #ce8cc5
  3. #c68abe
  4. #bd89b6
  5. #b488ae
  6. #ac87a7
  7. #a3859f
  8. #9a8497
  9. #91838f
  10. #898188
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb9cb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b9fcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea9cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd91a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af98ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b79fcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db90b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d78dcd {
  color: #d78dcd;
}
Background
.bg-d78dcd {
  background-color: #d78dcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d78dcd {
  border: 2px solid #d78dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d78dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 215 141 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 48% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d78dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d78dcd, #d78da8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d78dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(215 141 205 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.79 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.95 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.16 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.63 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.74 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 7.80 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.97 #287232 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Plum
#d78dcd  rgb(215, 141, 205)  hsl(308, 48%, 70%)  Plum
#8dd797  rgb(141, 215, 151)  hsl(128, 48%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#cdd78d  rgb(205, 215, 141)  hsl(68, 48%, 70%)  Pale Goldenrod
#8dcdd7  rgb(141, 205, 215)  hsl(188, 48%, 70%)  Non-Photo Blue