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#db8dfa ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#db8dfa is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 55.29% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.4% cyan, 43.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 282.94°, with 91.6% saturation and 76.67% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 9.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 4.94.

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Relative luminance0.4101

Complementary

  1. #db8dfa
  2. #acfa8d

Split complementary

  1. #db8dfa
  2. #e2fa8d
  3. #8dfaa5

Analogous

  1. #a58dfa
  2. #db8dfa
  3. #fa8de2

Triadic

  1. #db8dfa
  2. #fadb8d
  3. #8dfadb

Tetradic

  1. #db8dfa
  2. #fa8dac
  3. #acfa8d
  4. #8dfadb

Square

  1. #db8dfa
  2. #faa58d
  3. #acfa8d
  4. #8de2fa

Monochromatic

  1. #a60ae4
  2. #c444f7
  3. #db8dfa
  4. #f2d6fd
  5. #f9ebfe

Shades

#db8dfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db8dfa
  2. #c57fe1
  3. #af71c8
  4. #9963af
  5. #835596
  6. #6e477d
  7. #583864
  8. #422a4b
  9. #2c1c32
  10. #160e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#db8dfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db8dfa
  2. #df98fb
  3. #e2a4fb
  4. #e6affc
  5. #e9bbfc
  6. #edc6fd
  7. #f1d1fd
  8. #f4ddfe
  9. #f8e8fe
  10. #fbf4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db8dfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db8dfa
  2. #d28cee
  3. #c98ae2
  4. #c089d5
  5. #b788c9
  6. #ae87bd
  7. #a485b1
  8. #9b84a5
  9. #928398
  10. #89818c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0a0d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #79a7fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8eaef7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da9cb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a99dfc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a2f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da96d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db8dfa {
  color: #db8dfa;
}
Background
.bg-db8dfa {
  background-color: #db8dfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db8dfa {
  border: 2px solid #db8dfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db8dfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 141 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 92% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db8dfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db8dfa, #fa8de2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db8dfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 141 250 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 4.94 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.45 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 6.68 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.71 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.10 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.38 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.75 #247205 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Violet
#db8dfa  rgb(219, 141, 250)  hsl(283, 92%, 77%)  Violet
#acfa8d  rgb(172, 250, 141)  hsl(103, 92%, 77%)  Pale Green
#fadb8d  rgb(250, 219, 141)  hsl(43, 92%, 77%)  Jasmine
#8dfadb  rgb(141, 250, 219)  hsl(163, 92%, 77%)  Aquamarine