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#D8A4DC

#d8a4dc ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#d8a4dc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 64.31% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.82% cyan, 25.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 295.71°, with 44.44% saturation and 75.29% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 1.7.

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Relative luminance0.4632

Complementary

  1. #d8a4dc
  2. #a8dca4

Split complementary

  1. #d8a4dc
  2. #c4dca4
  3. #a4dcbc

Analogous

  1. #bca4dc
  2. #d8a4dc
  3. #dca4c4

Triadic

  1. #d8a4dc
  2. #dcd8a4
  3. #a4dcd8

Tetradic

  1. #d8a4dc
  2. #dca4a8
  3. #a8dca4
  4. #a4dcd8

Square

  1. #d8a4dc
  2. #dcbca4
  3. #a8dca4
  4. #a4c4dc

Monochromatic

  1. #9f40a7
  2. #c06dc7
  3. #d8a4dc
  4. #f0dbf1
  5. #f9f0f9

Shades

#d8a4dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8a4dc
  2. #c294c6
  3. #ad83b0
  4. #97739a
  5. #826284
  6. #6c526e
  7. #564258
  8. #413142
  9. #2b212c
  10. #161016
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8a4dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8a4dc
  2. #dcade0
  3. #e0b6e3
  4. #e4bfe7
  5. #e8c8ea
  6. #ecd2ee
  7. #efdbf1
  8. #f3e4f5
  9. #f7edf8
  10. #fbf6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8a4dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8a4dc
  2. #cfa0d3
  3. #c69dca
  4. #be99c0
  5. #b596b7
  6. #ac92ae
  7. #a38ea5
  8. #9a8b9c
  9. #928792
  10. #898489
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4afc6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fb1de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abb7da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dba9b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9acdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfb0db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #daa7c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8a4dc {
  color: #d8a4dc;
}
Background
.bg-d8a4dc {
  background-color: #d8a4dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8a4dc {
  border: 2px solid #d8a4dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8a4dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 164 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 44% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8a4dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8a4dc, #dca4c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8a4dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 164 220 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 1.70 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.49 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.96 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.59 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.19 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.30 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 11.00 #275b23 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Plum
#d8a4dc  rgb(216, 164, 220)  hsl(296, 44%, 75%)  Plum
#a8dca4  rgb(168, 220, 164)  hsl(116, 44%, 75%)  Celadon
#dcd8a4  rgb(220, 216, 164)  hsl(56, 44%, 75%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a4dcd8  rgb(164, 220, 216)  hsl(176, 44%, 75%)  Pale Turquoise