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#DC9EEF

#dc9eef ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dc9eef is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 61.96% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.95% cyan, 33.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 285.93°, with 71.68% saturation and 77.84% 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 10.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.36.

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Relative luminance0.459

Complementary

  1. #dc9eef
  2. #b1ef9e

Split complementary

  1. #dc9eef
  2. #d9ef9e
  3. #9eefb3

Analogous

  1. #b39eef
  2. #dc9eef
  3. #ef9ed9

Triadic

  1. #dc9eef
  2. #efdc9e
  3. #9eefdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc9eef
  2. #ef9eb1
  3. #b1ef9e
  4. #9eefdc

Square

  1. #dc9eef
  2. #efb39e
  3. #b1ef9e
  4. #9ed9ef

Monochromatic

  1. #a823d1
  2. #c45ce4
  3. #dc9eef
  4. #f4e0fa
  5. #f9edfc

Shades

#dc9eef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc9eef
  2. #c68ed7
  3. #b07ebf
  4. #9a6fa7
  5. #845f8f
  6. #6e4f78
  7. #583f60
  8. #422f48
  9. #2c2030
  10. #161018
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc9eef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc9eef
  2. #e0a8f1
  3. #e3b1f2
  4. #e7bbf4
  5. #eac5f5
  6. #eecff7
  7. #f1d8f9
  8. #f5e2fa
  9. #f8ecfc
  10. #fcf5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc9eef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc9eef
  2. #d39be4
  3. #ca98d9
  4. #c095ce
  5. #b792c3
  6. #ae8fb8
  7. #a58cac
  8. #9c89a1
  9. #928696
  10. #89838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6accf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93b0f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2b7ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dca8bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a9f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcaded ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dca4d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc9eef {
  color: #dc9eef;
}
Background
.bg-dc9eef {
  background-color: #dc9eef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc9eef {
  border: 2px solid #dc9eef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc9eef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 158 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 72% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc9eef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc9eef, #ef9ed9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc9eef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 158 239 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.36 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.55 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.80 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.04 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.44 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.67 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.16 #236110 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Plum
#dc9eef  rgb(220, 158, 239)  hsl(286, 72%, 78%)  Plum
#b1ef9e  rgb(177, 239, 158)  hsl(106, 72%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple
#efdc9e  rgb(239, 220, 158)  hsl(46, 72%, 78%)  Vanilla
#9eefdc  rgb(158, 239, 220)  hsl(166, 72%, 78%)  Magic Mint