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#DF8BDB

#df8bdb ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#df8bdb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 54.51% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.67% magenta, 1.79% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 302.86°, with 56.76% 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 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.3927

Complementary

  1. #df8bdb
  2. #8bdf8f

Split complementary

  1. #df8bdb
  2. #b1df8b
  3. #8bdfb9

Analogous

  1. #b98bdf
  2. #df8bdb
  3. #df8bb1

Triadic

  1. #df8bdb
  2. #dbdf8b
  3. #8bdbdf

Tetradic

  1. #df8bdb
  2. #df8f8b
  3. #8bdf8f
  4. #8bdbdf

Square

  1. #df8bdb
  2. #dfb98b
  3. #8bdf8f
  4. #8bb1df

Monochromatic

  1. #a42d9e
  2. #ce4fc8
  3. #df8bdb
  4. #f0c7ee
  5. #fbeffa

Shades

#df8bdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df8bdb
  2. #c97dc5
  3. #b26faf
  4. #9c6199
  5. #865383
  6. #70466e
  7. #593858
  8. #432a42
  9. #2d1c2c
  10. #160e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#df8bdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df8bdb
  2. #e297df
  3. #e5a2e2
  4. #e9aee6
  5. #ecb9e9
  6. #efc5ed
  7. #f2d1f1
  8. #f5dcf4
  9. #f9e8f8
  10. #fcf3fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df8bdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df8bdb
  2. #d68ad2
  3. #cc89c9
  4. #c388c0
  5. #b987b7
  6. #b086ae
  7. #a684a4
  8. #9d839b
  9. #938292
  10. #8a8189
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c19dbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #86a1de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9cacd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e592a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b199dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba0d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e28fbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df8bdb {
  color: #df8bdb;
}
Background
.bg-df8bdb {
  background-color: #df8bdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-df8bdb {
  border: 2px solid #df8bdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df8bdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 139 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 57% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df8bdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df8bdb, #df8bb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df8bdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 139 219 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 4.25 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.41 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.18 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.57 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 7.64 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 8.55 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.59 #207424 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Violet
#df8bdb  rgb(223, 139, 219)  hsl(303, 57%, 71%)  Violet
#8bdf8f  rgb(139, 223, 143)  hsl(123, 57%, 71%)  Light Green
#dbdf8b  rgb(219, 223, 139)  hsl(63, 57%, 71%)  Khaki
#8bdbdf  rgb(139, 219, 223)  hsl(183, 57%, 71%)  Pale Turquoise