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#DCAFE5

#dcafe5 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dcafe5 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 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.93% cyan, 23.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 290°, with 50.94% saturation and 79.22% 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.5153

Complementary

  1. #dcafe5
  2. #b8e5af

Split complementary

  1. #dcafe5
  2. #d3e5af
  3. #afe5c1

Analogous

  1. #c1afe5
  2. #dcafe5
  3. #e5afd3

Triadic

  1. #dcafe5
  2. #e5dcaf
  3. #afe5dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcafe5
  2. #e5afb8
  3. #b8e5af
  4. #afe5dc

Square

  1. #dcafe5
  2. #e5c1af
  3. #b8e5af
  4. #afd3e5

Monochromatic

  1. #a83ebd
  2. #c375d2
  3. #dcafe5
  4. #f5e9f8
  5. #f8f0fa

Shades

#dcafe5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcafe5
  2. #c69ece
  3. #b08cb7
  4. #9a7ba0
  5. #846989
  6. #6e5873
  7. #58465c
  8. #423545
  9. #2c232e
  10. #161217
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcafe5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcafe5
  2. #e0b7e8
  3. #e3bfea
  4. #e7c7ed
  5. #eacfef
  6. #eed7f2
  7. #f1dff5
  8. #f5e7f7
  9. #f8effa
  10. #fcf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcafe5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcafe5
  2. #d3aadb
  3. #caa6d1
  4. #c0a1c7
  5. #b79cbd
  6. #ae98b3
  7. #a593a8
  8. #9c8e9e
  9. #928994
  10. #89858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbb8cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aabbe7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3c0e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb4c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0b6e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5b9e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddb2d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcafe5 {
  color: #dcafe5;
}
Background
.bg-dcafe5 {
  background-color: #dcafe5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcafe5 {
  border: 2px solid #dcafe5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcafe5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 175 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 51% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcafe5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcafe5, #e5afd3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcafe5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 175 229 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.07 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.67 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.55 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.84 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.66 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 11.50 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.55 #23501a Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Plum
#dcafe5  rgb(220, 175, 229)  hsl(290, 51%, 79%)  Plum
#b8e5af  rgb(184, 229, 175)  hsl(110, 51%, 79%)  Celadon
#e5dcaf  rgb(229, 220, 175)  hsl(50, 51%, 79%)  Vanilla
#afe5dc  rgb(175, 229, 220)  hsl(170, 51%, 79%)  Pale Turquoise