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#DC98ED

#dc98ed ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dc98ed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.17% cyan, 35.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 70.25% saturation and 76.27% 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 9.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.84.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.4379

Complementary

  1. #dc98ed
  2. #a9ed98

Split complementary

  1. #dc98ed
  2. #d3ed98
  3. #98edb1

Analogous

  1. #b198ed
  2. #dc98ed
  3. #ed98d3

Triadic

  1. #dc98ed
  2. #eddc98
  3. #98eddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc98ed
  2. #ed98a9
  3. #a9ed98
  4. #98eddc

Square

  1. #dc98ed
  2. #edb198
  3. #a9ed98
  4. #98d3ed

Monochromatic

  1. #a823c9
  2. #c657e2
  3. #dc98ed
  4. #f2d9f8
  5. #f9eefc

Shades

#dc98ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc98ed
  2. #c689d5
  3. #b07abe
  4. #9a6aa6
  5. #845b8e
  6. #6e4c77
  7. #583d5f
  8. #422e47
  9. #2c1e2f
  10. #160f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc98ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc98ed
  2. #e0a2ef
  3. #e3adf1
  4. #e7b7f2
  5. #eac1f4
  6. #eeccf6
  7. #f1d6f8
  8. #f5e0fa
  9. #f8eafb
  10. #fcf5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc98ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc98ed
  2. #d396e2
  3. #ca93d7
  4. #c091cc
  5. #b78ec1
  6. #ae8cb7
  7. #a58aac
  8. #9c87a1
  9. #928596
  10. #89828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4a7cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8dacf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eb3ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dda2b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a4ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baa9eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dd9ecf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc98ed {
  color: #dc98ed;
}
Background
.bg-dc98ed {
  background-color: #dc98ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc98ed {
  border: 2px solid #dc98ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc98ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 152 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 70% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc98ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc98ed, #ed98d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc98ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 152 237 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.84 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.53 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 5.72 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.92 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.51 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.02 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.17 #236712 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Plum
#dc98ed  rgb(220, 152, 237)  hsl(288, 70%, 76%)  Plum
#a9ed98  rgb(169, 237, 152)  hsl(108, 70%, 76%)  Light Green
#eddc98  rgb(237, 220, 152)  hsl(48, 70%, 76%)  Vanilla
#98eddc  rgb(152, 237, 220)  hsl(168, 70%, 76%)  Magic Mint