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#DCA8EC

#dca8ec ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dca8ec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 65.88% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.78% cyan, 28.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 285.88°, with 64.15% saturation and 79.22% 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 10.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.4928

Complementary

  1. #dca8ec
  2. #b8eca8

Split complementary

  1. #dca8ec
  2. #daeca8
  3. #a8ecba

Analogous

  1. #baa8ec
  2. #dca8ec
  3. #eca8da

Triadic

  1. #dca8ec
  2. #ecdca8
  3. #a8ecdc

Tetradic

  1. #dca8ec
  2. #eca8b8
  3. #b8eca8
  4. #a8ecdc

Square

  1. #dca8ec
  2. #ecbaa8
  3. #b8eca8
  4. #a8daec

Monochromatic

  1. #a82dce
  2. #c369de
  3. #dca8ec
  4. #f5e7fa
  5. #f8eefb

Shades

#dca8ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca8ec
  2. #c697d4
  3. #b086bd
  4. #9a76a5
  5. #84658e
  6. #6e5476
  7. #58435e
  8. #423247
  9. #2c222f
  10. #161118
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca8ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca8ec
  2. #e0b1ee
  3. #e3b9f0
  4. #e7c2f2
  5. #eacbf4
  6. #eed4f6
  7. #f1dcf7
  8. #f5e5f9
  9. #f8eefb
  10. #fcf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca8ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca8ec
  2. #d3a4e1
  3. #caa0d6
  4. #c09ccc
  5. #b798c1
  6. #ae94b6
  7. #a590ab
  8. #9c8ca0
  9. #928896
  10. #89848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9b3d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0b7ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abbcea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcb0c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbb1ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1b4eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcadd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca8ec {
  color: #dca8ec;
}
Background
.bg-dca8ec {
  background-color: #dca8ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca8ec {
  border: 2px solid #dca8ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca8ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 168 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 64% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca8ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca8ec, #eca8da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca8ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 168 236 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.42 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.53 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.81 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.65 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.63 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.58 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 12.21 #235713 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Plum
#dca8ec  rgb(220, 168, 236)  hsl(286, 64%, 79%)  Plum
#b8eca8  rgb(184, 236, 168)  hsl(106, 64%, 79%)  Granny Smith Apple
#ecdca8  rgb(236, 220, 168)  hsl(46, 64%, 79%)  Vanilla
#a8ecdc  rgb(168, 236, 220)  hsl(166, 64%, 79%)  Magic Mint