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#DB88CD

#db88cd ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#db88cd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 53.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.9% magenta, 6.39% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 310.12°, with 53.55% saturation and 69.61% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 5.93.

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Relative luminance0.3708

Complementary

  1. #db88cd
  2. #88db96

Split complementary

  1. #db88cd
  2. #a4db88
  3. #88dbc0

Analogous

  1. #c088db
  2. #db88cd
  3. #db88a4

Triadic

  1. #db88cd
  2. #cddb88
  3. #88cddb

Tetradic

  1. #db88cd
  2. #db9688
  3. #88db96
  4. #88cddb

Square

  1. #db88cd
  2. #dbc088
  3. #88db96
  4. #88a4db

Monochromatic

  1. #9b2f89
  2. #c94db4
  3. #db88cd
  4. #edc3e6
  5. #faeff8

Shades

#db88cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db88cd
  2. #c57ab9
  3. #af6da4
  4. #995f90
  5. #83527b
  6. #6e4467
  7. #583652
  8. #42293e
  9. #2c1b29
  10. #160e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#db88cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db88cd
  2. #df94d2
  3. #e2a0d7
  4. #e6acdc
  5. #e9b8e1
  6. #edc4e6
  7. #f1cfeb
  8. #f4dbf0
  9. #f8e7f5
  10. #fbf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db88cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db88cd
  2. #d287c5
  3. #c986be
  4. #c086b6
  5. #b785ae
  6. #ae84a7
  7. #a4839f
  8. #9b8297
  9. #92828f
  10. #898188
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc9ab6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #879dd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca8ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e28ca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af95cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b99ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #df8bb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db88cd {
  color: #db88cd;
}
Background
.bg-db88cd {
  background-color: #db88cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db88cd {
  border: 2px solid #db88cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db88cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 136 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 54% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db88cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db88cd, #db88a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db88cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 136 205 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.93 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.34 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.50 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 6.93 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.96 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.04 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.25 #247732 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Plum
#db88cd  rgb(219, 136, 205)  hsl(310, 54%, 70%)  Plum
#88db96  rgb(136, 219, 150)  hsl(130, 54%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#cddb88  rgb(205, 219, 136)  hsl(70, 54%, 70%)  June Bud
#88cddb  rgb(136, 205, 219)  hsl(190, 54%, 70%)  Non-Photo Blue