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#DCAAE0

#dcaae0 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dcaae0 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 66.67% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.79% cyan, 24.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 295.56°, with 46.55% saturation and 77.25% 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 10.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 2.76.

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Relative luminance0.4935

Complementary

  1. #dcaae0
  2. #aee0aa

Split complementary

  1. #dcaae0
  2. #c9e0aa
  3. #aae0c1

Analogous

  1. #c1aae0
  2. #dcaae0
  3. #e0aac9

Triadic

  1. #dcaae0
  2. #e0dcaa
  3. #aae0dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcaae0
  2. #e0aaae
  3. #aee0aa
  4. #aae0dc

Square

  1. #dcaae0
  2. #e0c1aa
  3. #aee0aa
  4. #aac9e0

Monochromatic

  1. #a840b1
  2. #c572cc
  3. #dcaae0
  4. #f3e2f4
  5. #f9f0fa

Shades

#dcaae0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcaae0
  2. #c699ca
  3. #b088b3
  4. #9a779d
  5. #846686
  6. #6e5570
  7. #58445a
  8. #423343
  9. #2c222d
  10. #161116
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcaae0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcaae0
  2. #e0b3e3
  3. #e3bbe6
  4. #e7c4e9
  5. #eaccec
  6. #eed5f0
  7. #f1ddf3
  8. #f5e6f6
  9. #f8eef9
  10. #fcf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcaae0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcaae0
  2. #d3a6d6
  3. #caa2cd
  4. #c09dc3
  5. #b799ba
  6. #ae95b0
  7. #a591a6
  8. #9c8d9d
  9. #928893
  10. #89848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9b4cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6b7e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1bdde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfafbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #beb2e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4b5df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #deadcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcaae0 {
  color: #dcaae0;
}
Background
.bg-dcaae0 {
  background-color: #dcaae0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcaae0 {
  border: 2px solid #dcaae0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcaae0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 170 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 47% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcaae0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcaae0, #e0aac9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcaae0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 170 224 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 2.76 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.38 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.26 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.25 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.28 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 10.70 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 10.85 #23551f Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Plum
#dcaae0  rgb(220, 170, 224)  hsl(296, 47%, 77%)  Plum
#aee0aa  rgb(174, 224, 170)  hsl(116, 47%, 77%)  Celadon
#e0dcaa  rgb(224, 220, 170)  hsl(56, 47%, 77%)  Pale Goldenrod
#aae0dc  rgb(170, 224, 220)  hsl(176, 47%, 77%)  Pale Turquoise