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#DCA2ED

#dca2ed ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dca2ed is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 63.53% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.17% cyan, 31.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 286.4°, with 67.57% saturation and 78.24% 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 10.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.4717

Complementary

  1. #dca2ed
  2. #b3eda2

Split complementary

  1. #dca2ed
  2. #d9eda2
  3. #a2edb7

Analogous

  1. #b7a2ed
  2. #dca2ed
  3. #eda2d9

Triadic

  1. #dca2ed
  2. #eddca2
  3. #a2eddc

Tetradic

  1. #dca2ed
  2. #eda2b3
  3. #b3eda2
  4. #a2eddc

Square

  1. #dca2ed
  2. #edb7a2
  3. #b3eda2
  4. #a2d9ed

Monochromatic

  1. #a828ce
  2. #c462e1
  3. #dca2ed
  4. #f4e2f9
  5. #f9eefc

Shades

#dca2ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca2ed
  2. #c692d5
  3. #b082be
  4. #9a71a6
  5. #84618e
  6. #6e5177
  7. #58415f
  8. #423147
  9. #2c202f
  10. #161018
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca2ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca2ed
  2. #e0abef
  3. #e3b5f1
  4. #e7bef2
  5. #eac7f4
  6. #eed1f6
  7. #f1daf8
  8. #f5e3fa
  9. #f8ecfb
  10. #fcf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca2ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca2ed
  2. #d39fe2
  3. #ca9bd7
  4. #c098cc
  5. #b794c1
  6. #ae91b7
  7. #a58eac
  8. #9c8aa1
  9. #928796
  10. #89838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7afcf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98b3f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6b9eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddabbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7acef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beb0ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dca7d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca2ed {
  color: #dca2ed;
}
Background
.bg-dca2ed {
  background-color: #dca2ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca2ed {
  border: 2px solid #dca2ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca2ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 162 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 68% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca2ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca2ed, #eda2d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca2ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 162 237 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.58 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.99 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.13 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.04 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.55 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 10.69 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.02 #235d12 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Plum
#dca2ed  rgb(220, 162, 237)  hsl(286, 68%, 78%)  Plum
#b3eda2  rgb(179, 237, 162)  hsl(106, 68%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple
#eddca2  rgb(237, 220, 162)  hsl(46, 68%, 78%)  Vanilla
#a2eddc  rgb(162, 237, 220)  hsl(166, 68%, 78%)  Magic Mint