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#DE8CD0

#de8cd0 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#de8cd0 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 54.9% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.94% magenta, 6.31% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 310.24°, with 55.41% saturation and 70.98% 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 8.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.3884

Complementary

  1. #de8cd0
  2. #8cde9a

Split complementary

  1. #de8cd0
  2. #a7de8c
  3. #8cdec3

Analogous

  1. #c38cde
  2. #de8cd0
  3. #de8ca7

Triadic

  1. #de8cd0
  2. #d0de8c
  3. #8cd0de

Tetradic

  1. #de8cd0
  2. #de9a8c
  3. #8cde9a
  4. #8cd0de

Square

  1. #de8cd0
  2. #dec38c
  3. #8cde9a
  4. #8ca7de

Monochromatic

  1. #a22f8f
  2. #cd51b8
  3. #de8cd0
  4. #efc7e8
  5. #faeff9

Shades

#de8cd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de8cd0
  2. #c87ebb
  3. #b270a6
  4. #9b6292
  5. #85547d
  6. #6f4668
  7. #593853
  8. #432a3e
  9. #2c1c2a
  10. #160e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#de8cd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de8cd0
  2. #e198d5
  3. #e5a3d9
  4. #e8afde
  5. #ebbae3
  6. #efc6e8
  7. #f2d1ec
  8. #f5ddf1
  9. #f8e8f6
  10. #fcf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de8cd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de8cd0
  2. #d58bc8
  3. #cb8ac0
  4. #c288b8
  5. #b887b0
  6. #af86a8
  7. #a685a0
  8. #9c8498
  9. #938290
  10. #898188
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c09db9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8ba0d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0accd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e590a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b299d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bca0ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e28fb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de8cd0 {
  color: #de8cd0;
}
Background
.bg-de8cd0 {
  background-color: #de8cd0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de8cd0 {
  border: 2px solid #de8cd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de8cd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 140 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 55% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de8cd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de8cd0, #de8ca7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de8cd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 140 208 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.05 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.32 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.94 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.30 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.78 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.85 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.43 #21732f Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Plum
#de8cd0  rgb(222, 140, 208)  hsl(310, 55%, 71%)  Plum
#8cde9a  rgb(140, 222, 154)  hsl(130, 55%, 71%)  Granny Smith Apple
#d0de8c  rgb(208, 222, 140)  hsl(70, 55%, 71%)  Pale Goldenrod
#8cd0de  rgb(140, 208, 222)  hsl(190, 55%, 71%)  Non-Photo Blue