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#DFADE7

#dfade7 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dfade7 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 67.84% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.46% cyan, 25.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 291.72°, with 54.72% saturation and 79.22% 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 11.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.32.

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Relative luminance0.5134

Complementary

  1. #dfade7
  2. #b5e7ad

Split complementary

  1. #dfade7
  2. #d2e7ad
  3. #ade7c2

Analogous

  1. #c2ade7
  2. #dfade7
  3. #e7add2

Triadic

  1. #dfade7
  2. #e7dfad
  3. #ade7df

Tetradic

  1. #dfade7
  2. #e7adb5
  3. #b5e7ad
  4. #ade7df

Square

  1. #dfade7
  2. #e7c2ad
  3. #b5e7ad
  4. #add2e7

Monochromatic

  1. #af39c2
  2. #c872d6
  3. #dfade7
  4. #f6e8f8
  5. #f9effa

Shades

#dfade7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfade7
  2. #c99cd0
  3. #b28ab9
  4. #9c79a2
  5. #86688b
  6. #705774
  7. #59455c
  8. #433445
  9. #2d232e
  10. #161117
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfade7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfade7
  2. #e2b5e9
  3. #e5bdec
  4. #e9c6ee
  5. #eccef1
  6. #efd6f3
  7. #f2def5
  8. #f5e6f8
  9. #f9effa
  10. #fcf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfade7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfade7
  2. #d6a9dd
  3. #cca4d2
  4. #c3a0c8
  5. #b99bbe
  6. #b097b4
  7. #a692a9
  8. #9d8e9f
  9. #938995
  10. #8a858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccb7d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7bae9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3c0e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1b3c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0b5e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b9e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0b0d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfade7 {
  color: #dfade7;
}
Background
.bg-dfade7 {
  background-color: #dfade7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfade7 {
  border: 2px solid #dfade7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfade7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 173 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 55% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfade7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfade7, #e7add2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfade7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 173 231 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.32 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.64 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.08 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.42 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.62 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.13 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 11.37 #205218 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Plum
#dfade7  rgb(223, 173, 231)  hsl(292, 55%, 79%)  Plum
#b5e7ad  rgb(181, 231, 173)  hsl(112, 55%, 79%)  Celadon
#e7dfad  rgb(231, 223, 173)  hsl(52, 55%, 79%)  Vanilla
#ade7df  rgb(173, 231, 223)  hsl(172, 55%, 79%)  Pale Turquoise