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#DC229B

#dc229b ≈ Mulberry

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#dc229b is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 13.33% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.55% magenta, 29.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 320.97°, with 73.23% saturation and 49.8% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 5.71.

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Relative luminance0.1873

Complementary

  1. #dc229b
  2. #22dc63

Split complementary

  1. #dc229b
  2. #3edc22
  3. #22dcc0

Analogous

  1. #c022dc
  2. #dc229b
  3. #dc223e

Triadic

  1. #dc229b
  2. #9bdc22
  3. #229bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc229b
  2. #dc6322
  3. #22dc63
  4. #229bdc

Square

  1. #dc229b
  2. #dcc022
  3. #22dc63
  4. #223edc

Monochromatic

  1. #570e3e
  2. #9a186c
  3. #dc229b
  4. #e764b9
  5. #f1a6d7

Shades

#dc229b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc229b
  2. #c61f8c
  3. #b01b7c
  4. #9a186d
  5. #84145d
  6. #6e114e
  7. #580e3e
  8. #420a2f
  9. #2c071f
  10. #160310
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc229b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc229b
  2. #e038a5
  3. #e34eaf
  4. #e764b9
  5. #ea7ac3
  6. #ee91cd
  7. #f1a7d7
  8. #f5bde1
  9. #f8d3eb
  10. #fce9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc229b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc229b
  2. #d32b98
  3. #ca3596
  4. #c03e93
  5. #b74890
  6. #ae518e
  7. #a55a8b
  8. #9c6488
  9. #926d85
  10. #897783
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a96187 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #45649e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c8397 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec145f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a519d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab6999 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e61b7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc229b {
  color: #dc229b;
}
Background
.bg-dc229b {
  background-color: #dc229b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc229b {
  border: 2px solid #dc229b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc229b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 34 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc229b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc229b, #dc223e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc229b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 34 155 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.71 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.78 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.39 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.51 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 7.85 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.90 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 9.66 #23dd64 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#dc229b  rgb(220, 34, 155)  hsl(321, 73%, 50%)  Mulberry
#22dc63  rgb(34, 220, 99)  hsl(141, 73%, 50%)  Malachite
#9bdc22  rgb(155, 220, 34)  hsl(81, 73%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#229bdc  rgb(34, 155, 220)  hsl(201, 73%, 50%)  Carolina Blue