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#DF8BE3

#df8be3 ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#df8be3 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 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.76% cyan, 38.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 297.27°, with 61.11% saturation and 71.76% 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.397

Complementary

  1. #df8be3
  2. #8fe38b

Split complementary

  1. #df8be3
  2. #bbe38b
  3. #8be3b3

Analogous

  1. #b38be3
  2. #df8be3
  3. #e38bbb

Triadic

  1. #df8be3
  2. #e3df8b
  3. #8be3df

Tetradic

  1. #df8be3
  2. #e38b8f
  3. #8fe38b
  4. #8be3df

Square

  1. #df8be3
  2. #e3b38b
  3. #8fe38b
  4. #8bbbe3

Monochromatic

  1. #a629ac
  2. #ce4dd4
  3. #df8be3
  4. #f0c9f2
  5. #faeffb

Shades

#df8be3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df8be3
  2. #c97dcc
  3. #b26fb6
  4. #9c619f
  5. #865388
  6. #704672
  7. #59385b
  8. #432a44
  9. #2d1c2d
  10. #160e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#df8be3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df8be3
  2. #e297e6
  3. #e5a2e9
  4. #e9aeeb
  5. #ecb9ee
  6. #efc5f1
  7. #f2d1f4
  8. #f5dcf7
  9. #f9e8f9
  10. #fcf3fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df8be3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df8be3
  2. #d68ad9
  3. #cc89cf
  4. #c388c5
  5. #b987bb
  6. #b086b2
  7. #a684a8
  8. #9d839e
  9. #938294
  10. #8a818a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c19ec3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #83a2e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99ade0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e394ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9ae5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9a0e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e290c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df8be3 {
  color: #df8be3;
}
Background
.bg-df8be3 {
  background-color: #df8be3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-df8be3 {
  border: 2px solid #df8be3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df8be3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 139 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 61% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df8be3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df8be3, #e38bbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df8be3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 139 227 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 3.31 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.03 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.04 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 6.70 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.58 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.63 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.67 #20741c Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Violet
#df8be3  rgb(223, 139, 227)  hsl(297, 61%, 72%)  Violet
#8fe38b  rgb(143, 227, 139)  hsl(117, 61%, 72%)  Light Green
#e3df8b  rgb(227, 223, 139)  hsl(57, 61%, 72%)  Khaki
#8be3df  rgb(139, 227, 223)  hsl(177, 61%, 72%)  Pale Turquoise