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#DC8BF6

#dc8bf6 ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dc8bf6 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 54.51% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.57% cyan, 43.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 285.42°, with 85.6% saturation and 75.49% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.4033

Complementary

  1. #dc8bf6
  2. #a5f68b

Split complementary

  1. #dc8bf6
  2. #dbf68b
  3. #8bf6a6

Analogous

  1. #a68bf6
  2. #dc8bf6
  3. #f68bdb

Triadic

  1. #dc8bf6
  2. #f6dc8b
  3. #8bf6dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc8bf6
  2. #f68ba5
  3. #a5f68b
  4. #8bf6dc

Square

  1. #dc8bf6
  2. #f6a68b
  3. #a5f68b
  4. #8bdbf6

Monochromatic

  1. #a711d7
  2. #c744f0
  3. #dc8bf6
  4. #f1d2fc
  5. #f9ecfe

Shades

#dc8bf6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc8bf6
  2. #c67ddd
  3. #b06fc5
  4. #9a61ac
  5. #845394
  6. #6e467b
  7. #583862
  8. #422a4a
  9. #2c1c31
  10. #160e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc8bf6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc8bf6
  2. #e097f7
  3. #e3a2f8
  4. #e7aef9
  5. #eab9fa
  6. #eec5fb
  7. #f1d1fb
  8. #f5dcfc
  9. #f8e8fd
  10. #fcf3fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc8bf6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc8bf6
  2. #d38aea
  3. #ca89de
  4. #c088d3
  5. #b787c7
  6. #ae86bb
  7. #a584af
  8. #9c83a3
  9. #928298
  10. #89818c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c09fcd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #79a5fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8fadf3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc99b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa9bf8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a0f4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dc94d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc8bf6 {
  color: #dc8bf6;
}
Background
.bg-dc8bf6 {
  background-color: #dc8bf6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc8bf6 {
  border: 2px solid #dc8bf6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc8bf6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 139 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 86% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc8bf6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc8bf6, #f68bdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc8bf6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 139 246 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 4.20 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.24 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 6.22 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.33 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.59 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.50 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.72 #237409 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Violet
#dc8bf6  rgb(220, 139, 246)  hsl(285, 86%, 75%)  Violet
#a5f68b  rgb(165, 246, 139)  hsl(105, 86%, 75%)  Pale Green
#f6dc8b  rgb(246, 220, 139)  hsl(45, 86%, 75%)  Jasmine
#8bf6dc  rgb(139, 246, 220)  hsl(165, 86%, 75%)  Aquamarine