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#DC688D

#dc688d ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dc688d is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 40.78% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.73% magenta, 35.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 340.86°, with 62.37% saturation and 63.53% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 6.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 1.88.

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Relative luminance0.2704

Complementary

  1. #dc688d
  2. #68dcb7

Split complementary

  1. #dc688d
  2. #68dc7d
  3. #68c7dc

Analogous

  1. #dc68c7
  2. #dc688d
  3. #dc7d68

Triadic

  1. #dc688d
  2. #8ddc68
  3. #688ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc688d
  2. #dcb768
  3. #68dcb7
  4. #688ddc

Square

  1. #dc688d
  2. #c7dc68
  3. #68dcb7
  4. #7d68dc

Monochromatic

  1. #8b2042
  2. #c92f60
  3. #dc688d
  4. #eaa6bc
  5. #f9e4eb

Shades

#dc688d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc688d
  2. #c65e7f
  3. #b05371
  4. #9a4963
  5. #843e55
  6. #6e3447
  7. #582a38
  8. #421f2a
  9. #2c151c
  10. #160a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc688d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc688d
  2. #e07798
  3. #e386a4
  4. #e795af
  5. #eaa4bb
  6. #eeb4c6
  7. #f1c3d1
  8. #f5d2dd
  9. #f8e1e8
  10. #fcf0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc688d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc688d
  2. #d36a8c
  3. #ca6d8a
  4. #c06f89
  5. #b77288
  6. #ae7487
  7. #a57685
  8. #9c7984
  9. #927b83
  10. #897e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3808e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c808e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a968a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec5e76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab778e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8868b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e66280 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc688d {
  color: #dc688d;
}
Background
.bg-dc688d {
  background-color: #dc688d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc688d {
  border: 2px solid #dc688d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc688d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 104 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 62% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc688d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc688d, #dc7d68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc688d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 104 141 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 1.88 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 2.69 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 4.57 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 5.58 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 7.14 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.28 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 8.53 #239772 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#dc688d  rgb(220, 104, 141)  hsl(341, 62%, 64%)  Pale Violet Red
#68dcb7  rgb(104, 220, 183)  hsl(161, 62%, 64%)  Medium Aquamarine
#8ddc68  rgb(141, 220, 104)  hsl(101, 62%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#688ddc  rgb(104, 141, 220)  hsl(221, 62%, 64%)  Cornflower Blue