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#DC8BB9

#dc8bb9 ≈ Persian Pink

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dc8bb9 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 54.51% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.82% magenta, 15.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 325.93°, with 53.64% saturation and 70.39% 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 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Pink (#f77fbe), ΔE 5.3.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3718

Complementary

  1. #dc8bb9
  2. #8bdcae

Split complementary

  1. #dc8bb9
  2. #90dc8b
  3. #8bdcd7

Analogous

  1. #d78bdc
  2. #dc8bb9
  3. #dc8b90

Triadic

  1. #dc8bb9
  2. #b9dc8b
  3. #8bb9dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc8bb9
  2. #dcae8b
  3. #8bdcae
  4. #8bb9dc

Square

  1. #dc8bb9
  2. #dcd78b
  3. #8bdcae
  4. #8b90dc

Monochromatic

  1. #9e306e
  2. #ca5096
  3. #dc8bb9
  4. #eec6dc
  5. #faeff6

Shades

#dc8bb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc8bb9
  2. #c67da7
  3. #b06f94
  4. #9a6182
  5. #84536f
  6. #6e465d
  7. #58384a
  8. #422a38
  9. #2c1c25
  10. #160e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc8bb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc8bb9
  2. #e097c0
  3. #e3a2c7
  4. #e7aece
  5. #eab9d5
  6. #eec5dc
  7. #f1d1e3
  8. #f5dcea
  9. #f8e8f1
  10. #fcf3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc8bb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc8bb9
  2. #d38ab3
  3. #ca89ae
  4. #c088a8
  5. #b787a2
  6. #ae869d
  7. #a58497
  8. #9c8391
  9. #92828b
  10. #898186
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd9bad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #919cbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a9b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e68a9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b496ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd9eb8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e28ba8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc8bb9 {
  color: #dc8bb9;
}
Background
.bg-dc8bb9 {
  background-color: #dc8bb9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc8bb9 {
  border: 2px solid #dc8bb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc8bb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 139 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 54% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc8bb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc8bb9, #dc8b90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc8bb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 139 185 / 0.35);
}

#f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 5.30 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.05 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 7.11 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.04 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.35 #ff69b4 Hot Pink ΔE 8.54 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.59 #237446 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Persian Pink
#dc8bb9  rgb(220, 139, 185)  hsl(326, 54%, 70%)  Persian Pink
#8bdcae  rgb(139, 220, 174)  hsl(146, 54%, 70%)  Seafoam Green
#b9dc8b  rgb(185, 220, 139)  hsl(86, 54%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#8bb9dc  rgb(139, 185, 220)  hsl(206, 54%, 70%)  Maya Blue