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#DC91EF

#dc91ef ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dc91ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.95% cyan, 39.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 287.87°, with 74.6% saturation and 75.29% 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 9.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 4.42.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.417

Complementary

  1. #dc91ef
  2. #a4ef91

Split complementary

  1. #dc91ef
  2. #d3ef91
  3. #91efad

Analogous

  1. #ad91ef
  2. #dc91ef
  3. #ef91d3

Triadic

  1. #dc91ef
  2. #efdc91
  3. #91efdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc91ef
  2. #ef91a4
  3. #a4ef91
  4. #91efdc

Square

  1. #dc91ef
  2. #efad91
  3. #a4ef91
  4. #91d3ef

Monochromatic

  1. #a71dca
  2. #c74ee5
  3. #dc91ef
  4. #f1d4f9
  5. #f9edfc

Shades

#dc91ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc91ef
  2. #c683d7
  3. #b074bf
  4. #9a66a7
  5. #84578f
  6. #6e4978
  7. #583a60
  8. #422c48
  9. #2c1d30
  10. #160f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc91ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc91ef
  2. #e09cf1
  3. #e3a7f2
  4. #e7b2f4
  5. #eabdf5
  6. #eec8f7
  7. #f1d3f9
  8. #f5defa
  9. #f8e9fc
  10. #fcf4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc91ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc91ef
  2. #d38fe4
  3. #ca8ed9
  4. #c08cce
  5. #b78ac3
  6. #ae89b8
  7. #a587ac
  8. #9c85a1
  9. #928396
  10. #89828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2a2cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84a8f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97b0ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd9db5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9ff1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7a4ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dd98cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc91ef {
  color: #dc91ef;
}
Background
.bg-dc91ef {
  background-color: #dc91ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc91ef {
  border: 2px solid #dc91ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc91ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 145 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 75% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc91ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc91ef, #ef91d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc91ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 145 239 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 4.42 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.43 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.98 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 7.14 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.18 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.40 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.79 #236e10 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Violet
#dc91ef  rgb(220, 145, 239)  hsl(288, 75%, 75%)  Violet
#a4ef91  rgb(164, 239, 145)  hsl(108, 75%, 75%)  Light Green
#efdc91  rgb(239, 220, 145)  hsl(48, 75%, 75%)  Buff
#91efdc  rgb(145, 239, 220)  hsl(168, 75%, 75%)  Magic Mint