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#DC91C8

#dc91c8 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dc91c8 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 56.86% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.09% magenta, 9.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 316°, with 51.72% saturation and 71.57% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.3964

Complementary

  1. #dc91c8
  2. #91dca5

Split complementary

  1. #dc91c8
  2. #a3dc91
  3. #91dccb

Analogous

  1. #cb91dc
  2. #dc91c8
  3. #dc91a3

Triadic

  1. #dc91c8
  2. #c8dc91
  3. #91c8dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc91c8
  2. #dca591
  3. #91dca5
  4. #91c8dc

Square

  1. #dc91c8
  2. #dccb91
  3. #91dca5
  4. #91a3dc

Monochromatic

  1. #a13384
  2. #ca57ab
  3. #dc91c8
  4. #eecbe5
  5. #faf0f7

Shades

#dc91c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc91c8
  2. #c683b4
  3. #b074a0
  4. #9a668c
  5. #845778
  6. #6e4964
  7. #583a50
  8. #422c3c
  9. #2c1d28
  10. #160f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc91c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc91c8
  2. #e09cce
  3. #e3a7d3
  4. #e7b2d9
  5. #eabdde
  6. #eec8e4
  7. #f1d3e9
  8. #f5deef
  9. #f8e9f4
  10. #fcf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc91c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc91c8
  2. #d38fc1
  3. #ca8eba
  4. #c08cb2
  5. #b78aab
  6. #ae89a4
  7. #a5879d
  8. #9c8596
  9. #92838e
  10. #898287
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0a0b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92a2ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5adc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e493a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b59cc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bda3c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e192b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc91c8 {
  color: #dc91c8;
}
Background
.bg-dc91c8 {
  background-color: #dc91c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc91c8 {
  border: 2px solid #dc91c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc91c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 145 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 52% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc91c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc91c8, #dc91a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc91c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 145 200 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.88 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.65 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.27 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.84 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.19 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.83 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 9.25 #236e37 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Plum
#dc91c8  rgb(220, 145, 200)  hsl(316, 52%, 72%)  Plum
#91dca5  rgb(145, 220, 165)  hsl(136, 52%, 72%)  Celadon
#c8dc91  rgb(200, 220, 145)  hsl(76, 52%, 72%)  June Bud
#91c8dc  rgb(145, 200, 220)  hsl(196, 52%, 72%)  Sky Blue