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#DFA3E4

#dfa3e4 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dfa3e4 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 63.92% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.19% cyan, 28.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 295.38°, with 54.62% saturation and 76.67% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 1.34.

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Relative luminance0.4748

Complementary

  1. #dfa3e4
  2. #a8e4a3

Split complementary

  1. #dfa3e4
  2. #c9e4a3
  3. #a3e4bf

Analogous

  1. #bfa3e4
  2. #dfa3e4
  3. #e4a3c9

Triadic

  1. #dfa3e4
  2. #e4dfa3
  3. #a3e4df

Tetradic

  1. #dfa3e4
  2. #e4a3a8
  3. #a8e4a3
  4. #a3e4df

Square

  1. #dfa3e4
  2. #e4bfa3
  3. #a8e4a3
  4. #a3c9e4

Monochromatic

  1. #ae36b8
  2. #ca68d3
  3. #dfa3e4
  4. #f4def5
  5. #faeffa

Shades

#dfa3e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfa3e4
  2. #c993cd
  3. #b282b6
  4. #9c72a0
  5. #866289
  6. #705272
  7. #59415b
  8. #433144
  9. #2d212e
  10. #161017
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfa3e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfa3e4
  2. #e2ace7
  3. #e5b5e9
  4. #e9bfec
  5. #ecc8ef
  6. #efd1f2
  7. #f2daf4
  8. #f5e3f7
  9. #f9edfa
  10. #fcf6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfa3e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfa3e4
  2. #d6a0da
  3. #cc9cd0
  4. #c399c6
  5. #b995bc
  6. #b092b2
  7. #a68ea8
  8. #9d8b9e
  9. #938794
  10. #8a848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8afcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9db3e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abbae2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2a9ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbade6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2b1e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1a7cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfa3e4 {
  color: #dfa3e4;
}
Background
.bg-dfa3e4 {
  background-color: #dfa3e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfa3e4 {
  border: 2px solid #dfa3e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfa3e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 163 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 55% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfa3e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfa3e4, #e4a3c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfa3e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 163 228 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 1.34 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.27 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.58 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.96 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.65 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 11.31 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 11.46 #205c1b Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Plum
#dfa3e4  rgb(223, 163, 228)  hsl(295, 55%, 77%)  Plum
#a8e4a3  rgb(168, 228, 163)  hsl(115, 55%, 77%)  Granny Smith Apple
#e4dfa3  rgb(228, 223, 163)  hsl(55, 55%, 77%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a3e4df  rgb(163, 228, 223)  hsl(175, 55%, 77%)  Pale Turquoise