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#DCA7E8

#dca7e8 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dca7e8 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 65.49% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.17% cyan, 28.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 288.92°, with 58.56% 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 10.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 2.65.

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Relative luminance0.4868

Complementary

  1. #dca7e8
  2. #b3e8a7

Split complementary

  1. #dca7e8
  2. #d4e8a7
  3. #a7e8bc

Analogous

  1. #bca7e8
  2. #dca7e8
  3. #e8a7d4

Triadic

  1. #dca7e8
  2. #e8dca7
  3. #a7e8dc

Tetradic

  1. #dca7e8
  2. #e8a7b3
  3. #b3e8a7
  4. #a7e8dc

Square

  1. #dca7e8
  2. #e8bca7
  3. #b3e8a7
  4. #a7d4e8

Monochromatic

  1. #a833c3
  2. #c46ad8
  3. #dca7e8
  4. #f4e4f8
  5. #f9effb

Shades

#dca7e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca7e8
  2. #c696d1
  3. #b086ba
  4. #9a75a2
  5. #84648b
  6. #6e5474
  7. #58435d
  8. #423246
  9. #2c212e
  10. #161117
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca7e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca7e8
  2. #e0b0ea
  3. #e3b9ed
  4. #e7c1ef
  5. #eacaf1
  6. #eed3f4
  7. #f1dcf6
  8. #f5e5f8
  9. #f8edfa
  10. #fcf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca7e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca7e8
  2. #d3a3de
  3. #ca9fd3
  4. #c09bc9
  5. #b797be
  6. #ae94b4
  7. #a590aa
  8. #9c8c9f
  9. #928895
  10. #89848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8b2ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0b6eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acbbe6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddaebe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbb0ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1b4e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddabd0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca7e8 {
  color: #dca7e8;
}
Background
.bg-dca7e8 {
  background-color: #dca7e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca7e8 {
  border: 2px solid #dca7e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca7e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 167 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 59% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca7e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca7e8, #e8a7d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca7e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 167 232 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 2.65 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.64 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.35 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.00 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.59 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.22 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 12.28 #235817 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Plum
#dca7e8  rgb(220, 167, 232)  hsl(289, 59%, 78%)  Plum
#b3e8a7  rgb(179, 232, 167)  hsl(109, 59%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple
#e8dca7  rgb(232, 220, 167)  hsl(49, 59%, 78%)  Vanilla
#a7e8dc  rgb(167, 232, 220)  hsl(169, 59%, 78%)  Pale Turquoise