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#DCA2CD

#dca2cd ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dca2cd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 63.53% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.36% magenta, 6.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 315.52°, with 45.31% saturation and 74.9% 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 10.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.4546

Complementary

  1. #dca2cd
  2. #a2dcb1

Split complementary

  1. #dca2cd
  2. #b0dca2
  3. #a2dcce

Analogous

  1. #cea2dc
  2. #dca2cd
  3. #dca2b0

Triadic

  1. #dca2cd
  2. #cddca2
  3. #a2cddc

Tetradic

  1. #dca2cd
  2. #dcb1a2
  3. #a2dcb1
  4. #a2cddc

Square

  1. #dca2cd
  2. #dccea2
  3. #a2dcb1
  4. #a2b0dc

Monochromatic

  1. #a63f8c
  2. #c76aaf
  3. #dca2cd
  4. #f1daeb
  5. #f9f0f7

Shades

#dca2cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca2cd
  2. #c692b9
  3. #b082a4
  4. #9a7190
  5. #84617b
  6. #6e5167
  7. #584152
  8. #42313e
  9. #2c2029
  10. #161015
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca2cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca2cd
  2. #e0abd2
  3. #e3b5d7
  4. #e7bedc
  5. #eac7e1
  6. #eed1e6
  7. #f1daeb
  8. #f5e3f0
  9. #f8ecf5
  10. #fcf6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca2cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca2cd
  2. #d39fc5
  3. #ca9bbe
  4. #c098b6
  5. #b794ae
  6. #ae91a7
  7. #a58e9f
  8. #9c8a97
  9. #92878f
  10. #898388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5adbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3afcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b7cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2a4b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcaace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3afcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0a3bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca2cd {
  color: #dca2cd;
}
Background
.bg-dca2cd {
  background-color: #dca2cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca2cd {
  border: 2px solid #dca2cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca2cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 162 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 45% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca2cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca2cd, #dca2b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca2cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 162 205 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.37 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.42 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.00 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 7.73 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 7.80 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.75 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 9.91 #235d32 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Plum
#dca2cd  rgb(220, 162, 205)  hsl(316, 45%, 75%)  Plum
#a2dcb1  rgb(162, 220, 177)  hsl(136, 45%, 75%)  Celadon
#cddca2  rgb(205, 220, 162)  hsl(76, 45%, 75%)  Tea Green
#a2cddc  rgb(162, 205, 220)  hsl(196, 45%, 75%)  Light Blue