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#DCA8DA

#dca8da ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dca8da is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 65.88% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.64% magenta, 0.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 302.31°, with 42.62% saturation and 76.08% 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 10.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 2.82.

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Relative luminance0.4828

Complementary

  1. #dca8da
  2. #a8dcaa

Split complementary

  1. #dca8da
  2. #c0dca8
  3. #a8dcc4

Analogous

  1. #c4a8dc
  2. #dca8da
  3. #dca8c0

Triadic

  1. #dca8da
  2. #dadca8
  3. #a8dadc

Tetradic

  1. #dca8da
  2. #dcaaa8
  3. #a8dcaa
  4. #a8dadc

Square

  1. #dca8da
  2. #dcc4a8
  3. #a8dcaa
  4. #a8c0dc

Monochromatic

  1. #a843a4
  2. #c671c3
  3. #dca8da
  4. #f2dff1
  5. #f9f0f9

Shades

#dca8da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca8da
  2. #c697c4
  3. #b086ae
  4. #9a7699
  5. #846583
  6. #6e546d
  7. #584357
  8. #423241
  9. #2c222c
  10. #161116
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca8da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca8da
  2. #e0b1de
  3. #e3b9e1
  4. #e7c2e5
  5. #eacbe9
  6. #eed4ed
  7. #f1dcf0
  8. #f5e5f4
  9. #f8eef8
  10. #fcf6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca8da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca8da
  2. #d3a4d1
  3. #caa0c8
  4. #c09cbf
  5. #b798b6
  6. #ae94ad
  7. #a590a4
  8. #9c8c9b
  9. #928892
  10. #898489
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8b2c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5b5dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1bbd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0acb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #beb0db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4b4d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #deaac7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca8da {
  color: #dca8da;
}
Background
.bg-dca8da {
  background-color: #dca8da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca8da {
  border: 2px solid #dca8da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca8da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 168 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 43% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca8da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca8da, #dca8c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca8da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 168 218 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 2.82 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.56 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.02 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.56 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.09 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 9.67 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.76 #235725 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Plum
#dca8da  rgb(220, 168, 218)  hsl(302, 43%, 76%)  Plum
#a8dcaa  rgb(168, 220, 170)  hsl(122, 43%, 76%)  Celadon
#dadca8  rgb(218, 220, 168)  hsl(62, 43%, 76%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a8dadc  rgb(168, 218, 220)  hsl(182, 43%, 76%)  Powder Blue