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#DCA4E2

#dca4e2 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dca4e2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 64.31% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.65% cyan, 27.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 294.19°, with 51.67% saturation and 76.47% 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 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 1.37.

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Relative luminance0.4726

Complementary

  1. #dca4e2
  2. #aae2a4

Split complementary

  1. #dca4e2
  2. #c9e2a4
  3. #a4e2bd

Analogous

  1. #bda4e2
  2. #dca4e2
  3. #e2a4c9

Triadic

  1. #dca4e2
  2. #e2dca4
  3. #a4e2dc

Tetradic

  1. #dca4e2
  2. #e2a4aa
  3. #aae2a4
  4. #a4e2dc

Square

  1. #dca4e2
  2. #e2bda4
  3. #aae2a4
  4. #a4c9e2

Monochromatic

  1. #a839b4
  2. #c66ad0
  3. #dca4e2
  4. #f2def4
  5. #f9f0fa

Shades

#dca4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca4e2
  2. #c694cb
  3. #b083b5
  4. #9a739e
  5. #846288
  6. #6e5271
  7. #58425a
  8. #423144
  9. #2c212d
  10. #161017
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca4e2
  2. #e0ade5
  3. #e3b6e8
  4. #e7bfeb
  5. #eac8ee
  6. #eed2f1
  7. #f1dbf3
  8. #f5e4f6
  9. #f8edf9
  10. #fcf6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca4e2
  2. #d3a0d8
  3. #ca9dce
  4. #c099c5
  5. #b796bb
  6. #ae92b1
  7. #a58ea7
  8. #9c8b9d
  9. #928794
  10. #89848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7b0ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9eb3e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abb9e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #deaaba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baade3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1b1e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dda8cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca4e2 {
  color: #dca4e2;
}
Background
.bg-dca4e2 {
  background-color: #dca4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #dca4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 164 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 52% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca4e2, #e2a4c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 164 226 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 1.37 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.74 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.64 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.29 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.28 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.16 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 11.37 #235b1d Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Plum
#dca4e2  rgb(220, 164, 226)  hsl(294, 52%, 76%)  Plum
#aae2a4  rgb(170, 226, 164)  hsl(114, 52%, 76%)  Granny Smith Apple
#e2dca4  rgb(226, 220, 164)  hsl(54, 52%, 76%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a4e2dc  rgb(164, 226, 220)  hsl(174, 52%, 76%)  Pale Turquoise