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#dc9cd3 color: Velvet Horizon

#dc9cd3 is rgb(220, 156, 211) in RGB and oklch(77.164% 0.10453 331.524) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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308°
100%

77.2%
0.105
332°
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • pink-300
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.16:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #dc9cd3

#dc9cd3 is a soft light magenta color. In OKLCH it has 77.2% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 332°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.16:1 contrast and black text 9.74:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Velvet Horizon (#d39ed2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-300.

More light magenta colors

Lighter: #dc9cd3 mixed with white

  1. dc9cd3
  2. e0a6d7
  3. e4b0dc
  4. e8bae0
  5. ebc4e5
  6. efcde9
  7. f2d7ee
  8. f6e1f2
  9. f9ebf6
  10. fcf5fb

Darker: #dc9cd3 mixed with black

  1. dc9cd3
  2. bf87b7
  3. a3739c
  4. 885f82
  5. 6e4c69
  6. 543951
  7. 3c283a
  8. 261824
  9. 110910
  10. 020102

Calmer: #dc9cd3 with less saturation

  1. dc9cd3
  2. d89fd0
  3. d5a1cd
  4. d1a4ca
  5. cda7c7
  6. c9a9c4
  7. c5abc1
  8. c1aebe
  9. bdb0bb
  10. b9b2b8

Questions about #dc9cd3

What color is #dc9cd3?

#dc9cd3 is soft light magenta. The closest named color is Velvet Horizon. In RGB it is rgb(220, 156, 211), in HSL hsl(308.44, 47.76%, 73.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.164% 0.10453 331.524).

What colors go well with #dc9cd3?

The complementary color of #dc9cd3 is #81c893. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c0a5ed and #ec98b0. The triadic partners are #cdb363 and #57c7db.

Is white or black text more readable on #dc9cd3?

Black text reads better on #dc9cd3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and black gives 9.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dc9cd3 a warm or cool color?

#dc9cd3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 332 degrees, its lightness 77.2% and its chroma 0.105.