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#DB8BCC

#db8bcc ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#db8bcc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 54.51% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.53% magenta, 6.85% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 311.25°, with 52.63% saturation and 70.2% 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 5.35.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3788

Complementary

  1. #db8bcc
  2. #8bdb9a

Split complementary

  1. #db8bcc
  2. #a4db8b
  3. #8bdbc2

Analogous

  1. #c28bdb
  2. #db8bcc
  3. #db8ba4

Triadic

  1. #db8bcc
  2. #ccdb8b
  3. #8bccdb

Tetradic

  1. #db8bcc
  2. #db9a8b
  3. #8bdb9a
  4. #8bccdb

Square

  1. #db8bcc
  2. #dbc28b
  3. #8bdb9a
  4. #8ba4db

Monochromatic

  1. #9c3188
  2. #c951b2
  3. #db8bcc
  4. #edc5e6
  5. #faeff8

Shades

#db8bcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db8bcc
  2. #c57db8
  3. #af6fa3
  4. #99618f
  5. #83537a
  6. #6e4666
  7. #583852
  8. #422a3d
  9. #2c1c29
  10. #160e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#db8bcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db8bcc
  2. #df97d1
  3. #e2a2d6
  4. #e6aedb
  5. #e9b9e0
  6. #edc5e6
  7. #f1d1eb
  8. #f4dcf0
  9. #f8e8f5
  10. #fbf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db8bcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db8bcc
  2. #d28ac4
  3. #c989bd
  4. #c088b5
  5. #b787ae
  6. #ae86a6
  7. #a4849e
  8. #9b8397
  9. #92828f
  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 #bd9cb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a9ece ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9faaca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e28fa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b197cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba9ecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #df8db5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db8bcc {
  color: #db8bcc;
}
Background
.bg-db8bcc {
  background-color: #db8bcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db8bcc {
  border: 2px solid #db8bcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db8bcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 139 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 53% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db8bcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db8bcc, #db8ba4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db8bcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 139 204 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.35 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.86 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.95 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.28 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.39 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.87 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.58 #247433 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Plum
#db8bcc  rgb(219, 139, 204)  hsl(311, 53%, 70%)  Plum
#8bdb9a  rgb(139, 219, 154)  hsl(131, 53%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#ccdb8b  rgb(204, 219, 139)  hsl(71, 53%, 70%)  June Bud
#8bccdb  rgb(139, 204, 219)  hsl(191, 53%, 70%)  Sky Blue