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#DFA4EC

#dfa4ec ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dfa4ec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 64.31% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.51% cyan, 30.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 289.17°, with 65.45% saturation and 78.43% 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 10.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 2.99.

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Relative luminance0.483

Complementary

  1. #dfa4ec
  2. #b1eca4

Split complementary

  1. #dfa4ec
  2. #d5eca4
  3. #a4ecbb

Analogous

  1. #bba4ec
  2. #dfa4ec
  3. #eca4d5

Triadic

  1. #dfa4ec
  2. #ecdfa4
  3. #a4ecdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfa4ec
  2. #eca4b1
  3. #b1eca4
  4. #a4ecdf

Square

  1. #dfa4ec
  2. #ecbba4
  3. #b1eca4
  4. #a4d5ec

Monochromatic

  1. #af2bcc
  2. #c965df
  3. #dfa4ec
  4. #f5e3f9
  5. #f9eefb

Shades

#dfa4ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfa4ec
  2. #c994d4
  3. #b283bd
  4. #9c73a5
  5. #86628e
  6. #705276
  7. #59425e
  8. #433147
  9. #2d212f
  10. #161018
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfa4ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfa4ec
  2. #e2adee
  3. #e5b6f0
  4. #e9bff2
  5. #ecc8f4
  6. #efd2f6
  7. #f2dbf7
  8. #f5e4f9
  9. #f9edfb
  10. #fcf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfa4ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfa4ec
  2. #d6a0e1
  3. #cc9dd6
  4. #c399cc
  5. #b996c1
  6. #b092b6
  7. #a68eab
  8. #9d8ba0
  9. #938796
  10. #8a848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9b1cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9cb5ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9bbea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0acbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baaeee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1b2eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0a9d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfa4ec {
  color: #dfa4ec;
}
Background
.bg-dfa4ec {
  background-color: #dfa4ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfa4ec {
  border: 2px solid #dfa4ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfa4ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 164 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 65% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfa4ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfa4ec, #eca4d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfa4ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 164 236 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 2.99 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.12 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.33 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.19 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.34 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 10.97 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.81 #205b13 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Plum
#dfa4ec  rgb(223, 164, 236)  hsl(289, 65%, 78%)  Plum
#b1eca4  rgb(177, 236, 164)  hsl(109, 65%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple
#ecdfa4  rgb(236, 223, 164)  hsl(49, 65%, 78%)  Vanilla
#a4ecdf  rgb(164, 236, 223)  hsl(169, 65%, 78%)  Pale Turquoise