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#DD85CF

#dd85cf ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dd85cf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 52.16% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.82% magenta, 6.33% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 309.55°, with 56.41% saturation and 69.41% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 5.61.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3665

Complementary

  1. #dd85cf
  2. #85dd93

Split complementary

  1. #dd85cf
  2. #a3dd85
  3. #85ddbf

Analogous

  1. #bf85dd
  2. #dd85cf
  3. #dd85a3

Triadic

  1. #dd85cf
  2. #cfdd85
  3. #85cfdd

Tetradic

  1. #dd85cf
  2. #dd9385
  3. #85dd93
  4. #85cfdd

Square

  1. #dd85cf
  2. #ddbf85
  3. #85dd93
  4. #85a3dd

Monochromatic

  1. #9d2c8b
  2. #cc49b7
  3. #dd85cf
  4. #eec1e7
  5. #fbeff9

Shades

#dd85cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd85cf
  2. #c778ba
  3. #b16aa6
  4. #9b5d91
  5. #85507c
  6. #6f4368
  7. #583553
  8. #42283e
  9. #2c1b29
  10. #160d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd85cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd85cf
  2. #e091d4
  3. #e49dd9
  4. #e7aadd
  5. #ebb6e2
  6. #eec2e7
  7. #f1ceec
  8. #f5daf1
  9. #f8e7f5
  10. #fcf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd85cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd85cf
  2. #d485c7
  3. #ca84bf
  4. #c184b7
  5. #b883af
  6. #af83a8
  7. #a582a0
  8. #9c8298
  9. #938190
  10. #898188
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd98b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #849bd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9aa8cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e48aa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af93d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b99bcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e188b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd85cf {
  color: #dd85cf;
}
Background
.bg-dd85cf {
  background-color: #dd85cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd85cf {
  border: 2px solid #dd85cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd85cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 133 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 56% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd85cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd85cf, #dd85a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd85cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 133 207 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 5.61 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.63 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.59 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 6.82 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.98 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 7.35 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.76 #227a30 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Violet
#dd85cf  rgb(221, 133, 207)  hsl(310, 56%, 69%)  Violet
#85dd93  rgb(133, 221, 147)  hsl(130, 56%, 69%)  Pastel Green
#cfdd85  rgb(207, 221, 133)  hsl(70, 56%, 69%)  June Bud
#85cfdd  rgb(133, 207, 221)  hsl(190, 56%, 69%)  Non-Photo Blue