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#DC94CD

#dc94cd ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dc94cd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 58.04% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.73% magenta, 6.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 312.5°, with 50.7% saturation and 72.16% 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 9.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.408

Complementary

  1. #dc94cd
  2. #94dca3

Split complementary

  1. #dc94cd
  2. #a9dc94
  3. #94dcc7

Analogous

  1. #c794dc
  2. #dc94cd
  3. #dc94a9

Triadic

  1. #dc94cd
  2. #cddc94
  3. #94cddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc94cd
  2. #dca394
  3. #94dca3
  4. #94cddc

Square

  1. #dc94cd
  2. #dcc794
  3. #94dca3
  4. #94a9dc

Monochromatic

  1. #a2358b
  2. #c95ab2
  3. #dc94cd
  4. #efcee8
  5. #faf0f8

Shades

#dc94cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc94cd
  2. #c685b9
  3. #b076a4
  4. #9a6890
  5. #84597b
  6. #6e4a67
  7. #583b52
  8. #422c3e
  9. #2c1e29
  10. #160f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc94cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc94cd
  2. #e09fd2
  3. #e3a9d7
  4. #e7b4dc
  5. #eabfe1
  6. #eecae6
  7. #f1d4eb
  8. #f5dff0
  9. #f8eaf5
  10. #fcf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc94cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc94cd
  2. #d392c5
  3. #ca90be
  4. #c08eb6
  5. #b78cae
  6. #ae8aa7
  7. #a5889f
  8. #9c8697
  9. #92848f
  10. #898288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a2ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94a5cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5afcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e397a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b59ece ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bea5cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e096b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc94cd {
  color: #dc94cd;
}
Background
.bg-dc94cd {
  background-color: #dc94cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc94cd {
  border: 2px solid #dc94cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc94cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 148 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 51% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc94cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc94cd, #dc94a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc94cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 148 205 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.77 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.82 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.88 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 7.47 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.43 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.03 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 9.50 #236b32 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Plum
#dc94cd  rgb(220, 148, 205)  hsl(313, 51%, 72%)  Plum
#94dca3  rgb(148, 220, 163)  hsl(133, 51%, 72%)  Celadon
#cddc94  rgb(205, 220, 148)  hsl(73, 51%, 72%)  Pale Goldenrod
#94cddc  rgb(148, 205, 220)  hsl(193, 51%, 72%)  Non-Photo Blue