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#DCAFE3

#dcafe3 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dcafe3 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 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.08% cyan, 22.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 291.92°, with 48.15% 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 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.5142

Complementary

  1. #dcafe3
  2. #b6e3af

Split complementary

  1. #dcafe3
  2. #d0e3af
  3. #afe3c2

Analogous

  1. #c2afe3
  2. #dcafe3
  3. #e3afd0

Triadic

  1. #dcafe3
  2. #e3dcaf
  3. #afe3dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcafe3
  2. #e3afb6
  3. #b6e3af
  4. #afe3dc

Square

  1. #dcafe3
  2. #e3c2af
  3. #b6e3af
  4. #afd0e3

Monochromatic

  1. #a841b8
  2. #c376cf
  3. #dcafe3
  4. #f5e8f7
  5. #f8f0fa

Shades

#dcafe3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcafe3
  2. #c69ecc
  3. #b08cb6
  4. #9a7b9f
  5. #846988
  6. #6e5872
  7. #58465b
  8. #423544
  9. #2c232d
  10. #161217
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcafe3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcafe3
  2. #e0b7e6
  3. #e3bfe9
  4. #e7c7eb
  5. #eacfee
  6. #eed7f1
  7. #f1dff4
  8. #f5e7f7
  9. #f8eff9
  10. #fcf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcafe3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcafe3
  2. #d3aad9
  3. #caa6cf
  4. #c0a1c5
  5. #b79cbb
  6. #ae98b2
  7. #a593a8
  8. #9c8e9e
  9. #928994
  10. #89858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbb8ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aabbe5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4c0e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #deb4c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0b6e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5b9e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddb2cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcafe3 {
  color: #dcafe3;
}
Background
.bg-dcafe3 {
  background-color: #dcafe3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcafe3 {
  border: 2px solid #dcafe3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcafe3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 175 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 48% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcafe3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcafe3, #e3afd0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcafe3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 175 227 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.10 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.87 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.51 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.06 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.33 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 11.07 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 11.20 #23501c Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Plum
#dcafe3  rgb(220, 175, 227)  hsl(292, 48%, 79%)  Plum
#b6e3af  rgb(182, 227, 175)  hsl(112, 48%, 79%)  Celadon
#e3dcaf  rgb(227, 220, 175)  hsl(52, 48%, 79%)  Vanilla
#afe3dc  rgb(175, 227, 220)  hsl(172, 48%, 79%)  Pale Turquoise