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#DE8DDE

#de8dde ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#de8dde is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 55.29% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 55.1% saturation and 71.18% 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 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.3985

Complementary

  1. #de8dde
  2. #8dde8d

Split complementary

  1. #de8dde
  2. #b6de8d
  3. #8ddeb6

Analogous

  1. #b68dde
  2. #de8dde
  3. #de8db6

Triadic

  1. #de8dde
  2. #dede8d
  3. #8ddede

Tetradic

  1. #de8dde
  2. #de8d8d
  3. #8dde8d
  4. #8ddede

Square

  1. #de8dde
  2. #deb68d
  3. #8dde8d
  4. #8db6de

Monochromatic

  1. #a32fa3
  2. #cd52cd
  3. #de8dde
  4. #efc8ef
  5. #faeffa

Shades

#de8dde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de8dde
  2. #c87fc8
  3. #b271b2
  4. #9b639b
  5. #855585
  6. #6f476f
  7. #593859
  8. #432a43
  9. #2c1c2c
  10. #160e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#de8dde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de8dde
  2. #e198e1
  3. #e5a4e5
  4. #e8afe8
  5. #ebbbeb
  6. #efc6ef
  7. #f2d1f2
  8. #f5ddf5
  9. #f8e8f8
  10. #fcf4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de8dde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de8dde
  2. #d58cd5
  3. #cb8acb
  4. #c289c2
  5. #b888b8
  6. #af87af
  7. #a685a6
  8. #9c849c
  9. #938393
  10. #898189
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c19fc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87a3e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9caddb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e395ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19be0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baa1dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e192c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de8dde {
  color: #de8dde;
}
Background
.bg-de8dde {
  background-color: #de8dde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de8dde {
  border: 2px solid #de8dde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de8dde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 141 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 55% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de8dde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de8dde, #de8db6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de8dde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 141 222 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 4.23 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.12 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.51 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.08 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 7.62 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.70 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.16 #217221 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Violet
#de8dde  rgb(222, 141, 222)  hsl(300, 55%, 71%)  Violet
#8dde8d  rgb(141, 222, 141)  hsl(120, 55%, 71%)  Pastel Green
#dede8d  rgb(222, 222, 141)  hsl(60, 55%, 71%)  Khaki
#8ddede  rgb(141, 222, 222)  hsl(180, 55%, 71%)  Pale Turquoise