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#DBAFE8

#dbafe8 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dbafe8 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 68.63% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.6% cyan, 24.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 286.32°, with 55.34% saturation and 79.8% 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.5155

Complementary

  1. #dbafe8
  2. #bce8af

Split complementary

  1. #dbafe8
  2. #d8e8af
  3. #afe8be

Analogous

  1. #beafe8
  2. #dbafe8
  3. #e8afd8

Triadic

  1. #dbafe8
  2. #e8dbaf
  3. #afe8db

Tetradic

  1. #dbafe8
  2. #e8afbc
  3. #bce8af
  4. #afe8db

Square

  1. #dbafe8
  2. #e8beaf
  3. #bce8af
  4. #afd8e8

Monochromatic

  1. #a539c5
  2. #c074d7
  3. #dbafe8
  4. #f6eaf9
  5. #f8effa

Shades

#dbafe8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbafe8
  2. #c59ed1
  3. #af8cba
  4. #997ba2
  5. #83698b
  6. #6e5874
  7. #58465d
  8. #423546
  9. #2c232e
  10. #161217
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbafe8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbafe8
  2. #dfb7ea
  3. #e2bfed
  4. #e6c7ef
  5. #e9cff1
  6. #edd7f4
  7. #f1dff6
  8. #f4e7f8
  9. #f8effa
  10. #fbf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbafe8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbafe8
  2. #d2aade
  3. #c9a6d3
  4. #c0a1c9
  5. #b79cbe
  6. #ae98b4
  7. #a493aa
  8. #9b8e9f
  9. #928995
  10. #89858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cab8d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8bbea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2c0e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcb5c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfb6e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4b9e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dbb3d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbafe8 {
  color: #dbafe8;
}
Background
.bg-dbafe8 {
  background-color: #dbafe8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbafe8 {
  border: 2px solid #dbafe8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbafe8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 175 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 55% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbafe8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbafe8, #e8afd8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbafe8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 175 232 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.25 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.34 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.75 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.35 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.15 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.91 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.91 #245017 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Plum
#dbafe8  rgb(219, 175, 232)  hsl(286, 55%, 80%)  Plum
#bce8af  rgb(188, 232, 175)  hsl(106, 55%, 80%)  Celadon
#e8dbaf  rgb(232, 219, 175)  hsl(46, 55%, 80%)  Vanilla
#afe8db  rgb(175, 232, 219)  hsl(166, 55%, 80%)  Pale Turquoise