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#DC94DE

#dc94de ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dc94de 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.9% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 298.38°, with 52.86% saturation and 72.55% 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 9.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.4167

Complementary

  1. #dc94de
  2. #96de94

Split complementary

  1. #dc94de
  2. #bbde94
  3. #94deb7

Analogous

  1. #b794de
  2. #dc94de
  3. #de94bb

Triadic

  1. #dc94de
  2. #dedc94
  3. #94dedc

Tetradic

  1. #dc94de
  2. #de9496
  3. #96de94
  4. #94dedc

Square

  1. #dc94de
  2. #deb794
  3. #96de94
  4. #94bbde

Monochromatic

  1. #a333a6
  2. #c95acc
  3. #dc94de
  4. #efcef0
  5. #faeffa

Shades

#dc94de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc94de
  2. #c685c8
  3. #b076b2
  4. #9a689b
  5. #845985
  6. #6e4a6f
  7. #583b59
  8. #422c43
  9. #2c1e2c
  10. #160f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc94de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc94de
  2. #e09fe1
  3. #e3a9e5
  4. #e7b4e8
  5. #eabfeb
  6. #eecaef
  7. #f1d4f2
  8. #f5dff5
  9. #f8eaf8
  10. #fcf4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc94de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc94de
  2. #d392d5
  3. #ca90cb
  4. #c08ec2
  5. #b78cb8
  6. #ae8aaf
  7. #a588a6
  8. #9c869c
  9. #928493
  10. #898289
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a3c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8ea7e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0b0db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e09baf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3a0e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba6dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #de98c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc94de {
  color: #dc94de;
}
Background
.bg-dc94de {
  background-color: #dc94de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc94de {
  border: 2px solid #dc94de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc94de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 148 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 53% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc94de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc94de, #de94bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc94de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 148 222 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.39 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.56 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 5.72 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.93 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.20 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.51 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.98 #236b21 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Plum
#dc94de  rgb(220, 148, 222)  hsl(298, 53%, 73%)  Plum
#96de94  rgb(150, 222, 148)  hsl(118, 53%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple
#dedc94  rgb(222, 220, 148)  hsl(58, 53%, 73%)  Pale Goldenrod
#94dedc  rgb(148, 222, 220)  hsl(178, 53%, 73%)  Pale Turquoise