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#DC87CB

#dc87cb ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dc87cb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 52.94% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.64% magenta, 7.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 312°, with 54.84% saturation and 69.61% 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 6.26.

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Relative luminance0.3686

Complementary

  1. #dc87cb
  2. #87dc98

Split complementary

  1. #dc87cb
  2. #a1dc87
  3. #87dcc3

Analogous

  1. #c387dc
  2. #dc87cb
  3. #dc87a1

Triadic

  1. #dc87cb
  2. #cbdc87
  3. #87cbdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc87cb
  2. #dc9887
  3. #87dc98
  4. #87cbdc

Square

  1. #dc87cb
  2. #dcc387
  3. #87dc98
  4. #87a1dc

Monochromatic

  1. #9c2e86
  2. #cb4cb1
  3. #dc87cb
  4. #edc2e5
  5. #faeff8

Shades

#dc87cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc87cb
  2. #c67ab7
  3. #b06ca2
  4. #9a5f8e
  5. #84517a
  6. #6e4466
  7. #583651
  8. #42293d
  9. #2c1b29
  10. #160e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc87cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc87cb
  2. #e093d0
  3. #e39fd5
  4. #e7abdb
  5. #eab7e0
  6. #eec3e5
  7. #f1cfea
  8. #f5dbef
  9. #f8e7f5
  10. #fcf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc87cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc87cb
  2. #d386c4
  3. #ca86bc
  4. #c085b5
  5. #b784ad
  6. #ae84a6
  7. #a5839e
  8. #9c8297
  9. #92818f
  10. #898188
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd99b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #879ccd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9da8c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e48ba0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af94cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b99cc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e189b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc87cb {
  color: #dc87cb;
}
Background
.bg-dc87cb {
  background-color: #dc87cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc87cb {
  border: 2px solid #dc87cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc87cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 135 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 55% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc87cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc87cb, #dc87a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc87cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 135 203 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.26 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.49 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 6.58 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.59 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.60 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 7.74 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.68 #237834 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Plum
#dc87cb  rgb(220, 135, 203)  hsl(312, 55%, 70%)  Plum
#87dc98  rgb(135, 220, 152)  hsl(132, 55%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#cbdc87  rgb(203, 220, 135)  hsl(72, 55%, 70%)  June Bud
#87cbdc  rgb(135, 203, 220)  hsl(192, 55%, 70%)  Sky Blue