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#D8A6DB

#d8a6db ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#d8a6db is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 65.1% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.37% cyan, 24.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 296.6°, with 42.4% saturation and 75.49% 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 10.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.4699

Complementary

  1. #d8a6db
  2. #a9dba6

Split complementary

  1. #d8a6db
  2. #c4dba6
  3. #a6dbbd

Analogous

  1. #bda6db
  2. #d8a6db
  3. #dba6c4

Triadic

  1. #d8a6db
  2. #dbd8a6
  3. #a6dbd8

Tetradic

  1. #d8a6db
  2. #dba6a9
  3. #a9dba6
  4. #a6dbd8

Square

  1. #d8a6db
  2. #dbbda6
  3. #a9dba6
  4. #a6c4db

Monochromatic

  1. #a043a5
  2. #c070c5
  3. #d8a6db
  4. #f0dcf1
  5. #f9f0f9

Shades

#d8a6db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8a6db
  2. #c295c5
  3. #ad85af
  4. #977499
  5. #826483
  6. #6c536e
  7. #564258
  8. #413242
  9. #2b212c
  10. #161116
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8a6db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8a6db
  2. #dcafdf
  3. #e0b8e2
  4. #e4c1e6
  5. #e8cae9
  6. #ecd3ed
  7. #efdbf1
  8. #f3e4f4
  9. #f7edf8
  10. #fbf6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8a6db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8a6db
  2. #cfa2d2
  3. #c69ec9
  4. #be9bc0
  5. #b597b7
  6. #ac93ae
  7. #a38fa4
  8. #9a8b9b
  9. #928892
  10. #898489
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5b0c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2b3dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb9d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbabb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baaedc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0b1da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #daa9c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8a6db {
  color: #d8a6db;
}
Background
.bg-d8a6db {
  background-color: #d8a6db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8a6db {
  border: 2px solid #d8a6db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8a6db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 166 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 42% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8a6db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8a6db, #dba6c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8a6db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 166 219 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 2.32 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.84 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.50 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.88 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.60 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.70 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 10.72 #275924 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Plum
#d8a6db  rgb(216, 166, 219)  hsl(297, 42%, 75%)  Plum
#a9dba6  rgb(169, 219, 166)  hsl(117, 42%, 75%)  Celadon
#dbd8a6  rgb(219, 216, 166)  hsl(57, 42%, 75%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a6dbd8  rgb(166, 219, 216)  hsl(177, 42%, 75%)  Powder Blue