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#DCAFE9

#dcafe9 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dcafe9 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 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.58% cyan, 24.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 286.55°, with 56.86% saturation and 80% 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 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.19.

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Relative luminance0.5176

Complementary

  1. #dcafe9
  2. #bce9af

Split complementary

  1. #dcafe9
  2. #d9e9af
  3. #afe9bf

Analogous

  1. #bfafe9
  2. #dcafe9
  3. #e9afd9

Triadic

  1. #dcafe9
  2. #e9dcaf
  3. #afe9dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcafe9
  2. #e9afbc
  3. #bce9af
  4. #afe9dc

Square

  1. #dcafe9
  2. #e9bfaf
  3. #bce9af
  4. #afd9e9

Monochromatic

  1. #a737c8
  2. #c273d8
  3. #dcafe9
  4. #f6ebf9
  5. #f8effb

Shades

#dcafe9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcafe9
  2. #c69ed2
  3. #b08cba
  4. #9a7ba3
  5. #84698c
  6. #6e5875
  7. #58465d
  8. #423546
  9. #2c232f
  10. #161217
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcafe9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcafe9
  2. #e0b7eb
  3. #e3bfed
  4. #e7c7f0
  5. #eacff2
  6. #eed7f4
  7. #f1dff6
  8. #f5e7f8
  9. #f8effb
  10. #fcf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcafe9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcafe9
  2. #d3aadf
  3. #caa6d4
  4. #c0a1ca
  5. #b79cbf
  6. #ae98b5
  7. #a593aa
  8. #9c8ea0
  9. #928995
  10. #89858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbb8d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8bbeb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2c0e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb5c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfb7ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4b9e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcb3d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcafe9 {
  color: #dcafe9;
}
Background
.bg-dcafe9 {
  background-color: #dcafe9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcafe9 {
  border: 2px solid #dcafe9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcafe9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 175 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 57% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcafe9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcafe9, #e9afd9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcafe9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 175 233 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.19 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.42 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.57 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.56 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.35 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.75 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 12.09 #235016 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Plum
#dcafe9  rgb(220, 175, 233)  hsl(287, 57%, 80%)  Plum
#bce9af  rgb(188, 233, 175)  hsl(107, 57%, 80%)  Celadon
#e9dcaf  rgb(233, 220, 175)  hsl(47, 57%, 80%)  Vanilla
#afe9dc  rgb(175, 233, 220)  hsl(167, 57%, 80%)  Pale Turquoise