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#DC98C8

#dc98c8 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dc98c8 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 59.61% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.91% magenta, 9.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 317.65°, with 49.28% saturation and 72.94% 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 9.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.56.

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Relative luminance0.4184

Complementary

  1. #dc98c8
  2. #98dcac

Split complementary

  1. #dc98c8
  2. #a6dc98
  3. #98dcce

Analogous

  1. #ce98dc
  2. #dc98c8
  3. #dc98a6

Triadic

  1. #dc98c8
  2. #c8dc98
  3. #98c8dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc98c8
  2. #dcac98
  3. #98dcac
  4. #98c8dc

Square

  1. #dc98c8
  2. #dcce98
  3. #98dcac
  4. #98a6dc

Monochromatic

  1. #a33884
  2. #c95faa
  3. #dc98c8
  4. #efd1e6
  5. #faf0f7

Shades

#dc98c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc98c8
  2. #c689b4
  3. #b07aa0
  4. #9a6a8c
  5. #845b78
  6. #6e4c64
  7. #583d50
  8. #422e3c
  9. #2c1e28
  10. #160f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc98c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc98c8
  2. #e0a2ce
  3. #e3add3
  4. #e7b7d9
  5. #eac1de
  6. #eecce4
  7. #f1d6e9
  8. #f5e0ef
  9. #f8eaf4
  10. #fcf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc98c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc98c8
  2. #d396c1
  3. #ca93ba
  4. #c091b2
  5. #b78eab
  6. #ae8ca4
  7. #a58a9d
  8. #9c8796
  9. #92858e
  10. #898287
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2a5b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa7ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aab1c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e39aa9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8a1c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0a7c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e099b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc98c8 {
  color: #dc98c8;
}
Background
.bg-dc98c8 {
  background-color: #dc98c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc98c8 {
  border: 2px solid #dc98c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc98c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 152 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 49% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc98c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc98c8, #dc98a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc98c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 152 200 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.56 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.91 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.57 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 7.69 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.04 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.85 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.82 #236737 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Plum
#dc98c8  rgb(220, 152, 200)  hsl(318, 49%, 73%)  Plum
#98dcac  rgb(152, 220, 172)  hsl(138, 49%, 73%)  Celadon
#c8dc98  rgb(200, 220, 152)  hsl(78, 49%, 73%)  Tea Green
#98c8dc  rgb(152, 200, 220)  hsl(198, 49%, 73%)  Sky Blue