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#DCA8EA

#dca8ea ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#dca8ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 65.88% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.98% cyan, 28.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 287.27°, with 61.11% saturation and 78.82% 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 10.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.08.

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Relative luminance0.4916

Complementary

  1. #dca8ea
  2. #b6eaa8

Split complementary

  1. #dca8ea
  2. #d7eaa8
  3. #a8eabb

Analogous

  1. #bba8ea
  2. #dca8ea
  3. #eaa8d7

Triadic

  1. #dca8ea
  2. #eadca8
  3. #a8eadc

Tetradic

  1. #dca8ea
  2. #eaa8b6
  3. #b6eaa8
  4. #a8eadc

Square

  1. #dca8ea
  2. #eabba8
  3. #b6eaa8
  4. #a8d7ea

Monochromatic

  1. #a830c9
  2. #c36adb
  3. #dca8ea
  4. #f5e6f9
  5. #f8effb

Shades

#dca8ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca8ea
  2. #c697d3
  3. #b086bb
  4. #9a76a4
  5. #84658c
  6. #6e5475
  7. #58435e
  8. #423246
  9. #2c222f
  10. #161117
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca8ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca8ea
  2. #e0b1ec
  3. #e3b9ee
  4. #e7c2f0
  5. #eacbf2
  6. #eed4f5
  7. #f1dcf7
  8. #f5e5f9
  9. #f8eefb
  10. #fcf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca8ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca8ea
  2. #d3a4df
  3. #caa0d5
  4. #c09cca
  5. #b798c0
  6. #ae94b5
  7. #a590aa
  8. #9c8ca0
  9. #928895
  10. #89848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9b3cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0b7ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acbce8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddafc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbb1ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1b4e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcacd2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca8ea {
  color: #dca8ea;
}
Background
.bg-dca8ea {
  background-color: #dca8ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca8ea {
  border: 2px solid #dca8ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca8ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 168 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 61% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca8ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca8ea, #eaa8d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca8ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 168 234 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.08 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.71 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.93 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.27 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.73 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.27 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 12.37 #235715 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Plum
#dca8ea  rgb(220, 168, 234)  hsl(287, 61%, 79%)  Plum
#b6eaa8  rgb(182, 234, 168)  hsl(107, 61%, 79%)  Granny Smith Apple
#eadca8  rgb(234, 220, 168)  hsl(47, 61%, 79%)  Vanilla
#a8eadc  rgb(168, 234, 220)  hsl(167, 61%, 79%)  Pale Turquoise