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#DCAFE4

#dcafe4 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dcafe4 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 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.51% cyan, 23.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 290.94°, with 49.53% saturation and 79.02% 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 11.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.5148

Complementary

  1. #dcafe4
  2. #b7e4af

Split complementary

  1. #dcafe4
  2. #d2e4af
  3. #afe4c1

Analogous

  1. #c1afe4
  2. #dcafe4
  3. #e4afd2

Triadic

  1. #dcafe4
  2. #e4dcaf
  3. #afe4dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcafe4
  2. #e4afb7
  3. #b7e4af
  4. #afe4dc

Square

  1. #dcafe4
  2. #e4c1af
  3. #b7e4af
  4. #afd2e4

Monochromatic

  1. #a83fbb
  2. #c376d1
  3. #dcafe4
  4. #f5e8f7
  5. #f8f0fa

Shades

#dcafe4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcafe4
  2. #c69ecd
  3. #b08cb6
  4. #9a7ba0
  5. #846989
  6. #6e5872
  7. #58465b
  8. #423544
  9. #2c232e
  10. #161217
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcafe4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcafe4
  2. #e0b7e7
  3. #e3bfe9
  4. #e7c7ec
  5. #eacfef
  6. #eed7f2
  7. #f1dff4
  8. #f5e7f7
  9. #f8effa
  10. #fcf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcafe4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcafe4
  2. #d3aada
  3. #caa6d0
  4. #c0a1c6
  5. #b79cbc
  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 11.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbb8ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aabbe6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4c0e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #deb4c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0b6e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5b9e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddb2d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcafe4 {
  color: #dcafe4;
}
Background
.bg-dcafe4 {
  background-color: #dcafe4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcafe4 {
  border: 2px solid #dcafe4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcafe4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 175 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 50% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcafe4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcafe4, #e4afd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcafe4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 175 228 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.08 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.76 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.67 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.81 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.49 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 11.28 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 11.38 #23501b Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Plum
#dcafe4  rgb(220, 175, 228)  hsl(291, 50%, 79%)  Plum
#b7e4af  rgb(183, 228, 175)  hsl(111, 50%, 79%)  Celadon
#e4dcaf  rgb(228, 220, 175)  hsl(51, 50%, 79%)  Vanilla
#afe4dc  rgb(175, 228, 220)  hsl(171, 50%, 79%)  Pale Turquoise