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#DCAFE2

#dcafe2 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dcafe2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 68.63% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.65% cyan, 22.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 292.94°, with 46.79% saturation and 78.63% 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 11.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.15.

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Relative luminance0.5137

Complementary

  1. #dcafe2
  2. #b5e2af

Split complementary

  1. #dcafe2
  2. #cfe2af
  3. #afe2c3

Analogous

  1. #c3afe2
  2. #dcafe2
  3. #e2afcf

Triadic

  1. #dcafe2
  2. #e2dcaf
  3. #afe2dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcafe2
  2. #e2afb5
  3. #b5e2af
  4. #afe2dc

Square

  1. #dcafe2
  2. #e2c3af
  3. #b5e2af
  4. #afcfe2

Monochromatic

  1. #a842b6
  2. #c377ce
  3. #dcafe2
  4. #f5e7f6
  5. #f8f0fa

Shades

#dcafe2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcafe2
  2. #c69ecb
  3. #b08cb5
  4. #9a7b9e
  5. #846988
  6. #6e5871
  7. #58465a
  8. #423544
  9. #2c232d
  10. #161217
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcafe2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcafe2
  2. #e0b7e5
  3. #e3bfe8
  4. #e7c7eb
  5. #eacfee
  6. #eed7f1
  7. #f1dff3
  8. #f5e7f6
  9. #f8eff9
  10. #fcf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcafe2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcafe2
  2. #d3aad8
  3. #caa6ce
  4. #c0a1c5
  5. #b79cbb
  6. #ae98b1
  7. #a593a7
  8. #9c8e9d
  9. #928994
  10. #89858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbb8cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aabbe4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4c0e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #deb4c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0b6e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5b9e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddb2cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcafe2 {
  color: #dcafe2;
}
Background
.bg-dcafe2 {
  background-color: #dcafe2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcafe2 {
  border: 2px solid #dcafe2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcafe2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 175 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 47% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcafe2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcafe2, #e2afcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcafe2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 175 226 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.15 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.99 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.35 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.31 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.16 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 10.86 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 11.03 #23501d Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Plum
#dcafe2  rgb(220, 175, 226)  hsl(293, 47%, 79%)  Plum
#b5e2af  rgb(181, 226, 175)  hsl(113, 47%, 79%)  Celadon
#e2dcaf  rgb(226, 220, 175)  hsl(53, 47%, 79%)  Vanilla
#afe2dc  rgb(175, 226, 220)  hsl(173, 47%, 79%)  Pale Turquoise