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#DB9BEF

#db9bef ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#db9bef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.37% cyan, 35.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 285.71°, with 72.41% saturation and 77.25% 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 9.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.83.

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Relative luminance0.4473

Complementary

  1. #db9bef
  2. #afef9b

Split complementary

  1. #db9bef
  2. #d9ef9b
  3. #9befb1

Analogous

  1. #b19bef
  2. #db9bef
  3. #ef9bd9

Triadic

  1. #db9bef
  2. #efdb9b
  3. #9befdb

Tetradic

  1. #db9bef
  2. #ef9baf
  3. #afef9b
  4. #9befdb

Square

  1. #db9bef
  2. #efb19b
  3. #afef9b
  4. #9bd9ef

Monochromatic

  1. #a621d0
  2. #c359e4
  3. #db9bef
  4. #f3ddfa
  5. #f9edfc

Shades

#db9bef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db9bef
  2. #c58cd7
  3. #af7cbf
  4. #996da7
  5. #835d8f
  6. #6e4e78
  7. #583e60
  8. #422f48
  9. #2c1f30
  10. #161018
  11. #000000

Tints

#db9bef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db9bef
  2. #dfa5f1
  3. #e2aff2
  4. #e6b9f4
  5. #e9c3f5
  6. #edcdf7
  7. #f1d7f9
  8. #f4e1fa
  9. #f8ebfc
  10. #fbf5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db9bef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db9bef
  2. #d298e4
  3. #c996d9
  4. #c093ce
  5. #b790c3
  6. #ae8eb8
  7. #a48bac
  8. #9b88a1
  9. #928596
  10. #89838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4aacd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8faef2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fb5ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dba5ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3a7f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baabed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dba1d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db9bef {
  color: #db9bef;
}
Background
.bg-db9bef {
  background-color: #db9bef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db9bef {
  border: 2px solid #db9bef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db9bef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 155 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 72% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db9bef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db9bef, #ef9bd9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db9bef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 155 239 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.83 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.14 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.15 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.48 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.13 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.52 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.54 #246410 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Plum
#db9bef  rgb(219, 155, 239)  hsl(286, 72%, 77%)  Plum
#afef9b  rgb(175, 239, 155)  hsl(106, 72%, 77%)  Granny Smith Apple
#efdb9b  rgb(239, 219, 155)  hsl(46, 72%, 77%)  Vanilla
#9befdb  rgb(155, 239, 219)  hsl(166, 72%, 77%)  Magic Mint