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#dc9ee8 color: Herb Robert

#dc9ee8 is rgb(220, 158, 232) in RGB and oklch(78.317% 0.12207 320.903) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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290°
100%

78.3%
0.122
321°
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • purple-300
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.08:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.10:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #dc9ee8

#dc9ee8 is a soft light magenta color. In OKLCH it has 78.3% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 321°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.08:1 contrast and black text 10.1:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Herb Robert (#dda0df). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-300.

More light magenta colors

Lighter: #dc9ee8 mixed with white

  1. dc9ee8
  2. e0a8eb
  3. e4b2ed
  4. e7bbf0
  5. ebc5f2
  6. eecff4
  7. f2d8f7
  8. f5e2f9
  9. f9ecfb
  10. fcf5fd

Darker: #dc9ee8 mixed with black

  1. dc9ee8
  2. bf89ca
  3. a374ac
  4. 886090
  5. 6e4d74
  6. 543a59
  7. 3c2940
  8. 261829
  9. 110913
  10. 020103

Calmer: #dc9ee8 with less saturation

  1. dc9ee8
  2. d9a1e3
  3. d5a4df
  4. d2a7da
  5. cea9d5
  6. cbacd1
  7. c7afcc
  8. c4b1c7
  9. c0b4c2
  10. bcb6bd

Questions about #dc9ee8

What color is #dc9ee8?

#dc9ee8 is soft light magenta. The closest named color is Herb Robert. In RGB it is rgb(220, 158, 232), in HSL hsl(290.27, 61.67%, 76.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.317% 0.12207 320.903).

What colors go well with #dc9ee8?

The complementary color of #dc9ee8 is #8ccc81. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b8aaff and #f497c2. The triadic partners are #e0b055 and #36cfd8.

Is white or black text more readable on #dc9ee8?

Black text reads better on #dc9ee8: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and black gives 10.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dc9ee8 a warm or cool color?

#dc9ee8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 321 degrees, its lightness 78.3% and its chroma 0.122.