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#DC87CE

#dc87ce ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dc87ce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.64% magenta, 6.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 309.88°, 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 6.02.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.37

Complementary

  1. #dc87ce
  2. #87dc95

Split complementary

  1. #dc87ce
  2. #a4dc87
  3. #87dcc0

Analogous

  1. #c087dc
  2. #dc87ce
  3. #dc87a4

Triadic

  1. #dc87ce
  2. #cedc87
  3. #87cedc

Tetradic

  1. #dc87ce
  2. #dc9587
  3. #87dc95
  4. #87cedc

Square

  1. #dc87ce
  2. #dcc087
  3. #87dc95
  4. #87a4dc

Monochromatic

  1. #9c2e8a
  2. #cb4cb6
  3. #dc87ce
  4. #edc2e6
  5. #faeff9

Shades

#dc87ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc87ce
  2. #c67ab9
  3. #b06ca5
  4. #9a5f90
  5. #84517c
  6. #6e4467
  7. #583652
  8. #42293e
  9. #2c1b29
  10. #160e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc87ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc87ce
  2. #e093d3
  3. #e39fd8
  4. #e7abdd
  5. #eab7e2
  6. #eec3e7
  7. #f1cfeb
  8. #f5dbf0
  9. #f8e7f5
  10. #fcf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc87ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc87ce
  2. #d386c6
  3. #ca86be
  4. #c085b7
  5. #b784af
  6. #ae84a7
  7. #a5839f
  8. #9c8297
  9. #928190
  10. #898188
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd99b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #869cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca8cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e38ca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af94d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b99ccc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e08ab5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc87ce {
  color: #dc87ce;
}
Background
.bg-dc87ce {
  background-color: #dc87ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc87ce {
  border: 2px solid #dc87ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc87ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 135 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 55% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc87ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc87ce, #dc87a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc87ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 135 206 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.02 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.14 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.18 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 6.92 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.95 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 7.77 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.45 #237831 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Violet
#dc87ce  rgb(220, 135, 206)  hsl(310, 55%, 70%)  Violet
#87dc95  rgb(135, 220, 149)  hsl(130, 55%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#cedc87  rgb(206, 220, 135)  hsl(70, 55%, 70%)  June Bud
#87cedc  rgb(135, 206, 220)  hsl(190, 55%, 70%)  Non-Photo Blue