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#DB9BCD

#db9bcd ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#db9bcd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 60.78% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.22% magenta, 6.39% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 313.13°, with 47.06% saturation and 73.33% 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 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.38.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4291

Complementary

  1. #db9bcd
  2. #9bdba9

Split complementary

  1. #db9bcd
  2. #addb9b
  3. #9bdbc9

Analogous

  1. #c99bdb
  2. #db9bcd
  3. #db9bad

Triadic

  1. #db9bcd
  2. #cddb9b
  3. #9bcddb

Tetradic

  1. #db9bcd
  2. #dba99b
  3. #9bdba9
  4. #9bcddb

Square

  1. #db9bcd
  2. #dbc99b
  3. #9bdba9
  4. #9baddb

Monochromatic

  1. #a23a8c
  2. #c763b1
  3. #db9bcd
  4. #efd3e9
  5. #faf0f7

Shades

#db9bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db9bcd
  2. #c58cb9
  3. #af7ca4
  4. #996d90
  5. #835d7b
  6. #6e4e67
  7. #583e52
  8. #422f3e
  9. #2c1f29
  10. #161015
  11. #000000

Tints

#db9bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db9bcd
  2. #dfa5d2
  3. #e2afd7
  4. #e6b9dc
  5. #e9c3e1
  6. #edcde6
  7. #f1d7eb
  8. #f4e1f0
  9. #f8ebf5
  10. #fbf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db9bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db9bcd
  2. #d298c5
  3. #c996be
  4. #c093b6
  5. #b790ae
  6. #ae8ea7
  7. #a48b9f
  8. #9b8897
  9. #92858f
  10. #898388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2a7bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9baacf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aab2cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e19ead ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8a4ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0aacc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #df9dba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db9bcd {
  color: #db9bcd;
}
Background
.bg-db9bcd {
  background-color: #db9bcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db9bcd {
  border: 2px solid #db9bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db9bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 155 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 47% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db9bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db9bcd, #db9bad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db9bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 155 205 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.38 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.27 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.44 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.61 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 8.65 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.30 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.09 #246432 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Plum
#db9bcd  rgb(219, 155, 205)  hsl(313, 47%, 73%)  Plum
#9bdba9  rgb(155, 219, 169)  hsl(133, 47%, 73%)  Celadon
#cddb9b  rgb(205, 219, 155)  hsl(73, 47%, 73%)  Pale Goldenrod
#9bcddb  rgb(155, 205, 219)  hsl(193, 47%, 73%)  Light Blue