Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #dc85f5, its pure hue is 286.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 84.8%, and its lightness is 74.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #dc85f5, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1c111f to #c174d6.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #dc85f5. In RGB, it consists of 86.3% Red, 52.2% Green, and 96.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 10.2% Cyan, 45.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 3.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 286.6°, with saturation of 84.8% and lightness of 74.1%. The decimal value for #dc85f5 is 14452213, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc99ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #dc85f5 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #dc85f5
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #dc85f5, its pure hue is 286.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 84.8%, and its lightness is 74.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #dc85f5, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e094f6 to #fbf0fe.
Tones of #dc85f5
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #dc85f5, its pure hue is 286.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 84.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #dc85f5, which range from #bdbdbd (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #e27bff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #dc85f5
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #dc85f5! For #dc85f5, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #dc85f5. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #dc85f5
This color, #dc85f5, consists of 86.3% Red, 52.2% Green, and 96.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 220, Green = 133, Blue = 245. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #dc85f5 is 10.2% Cyan, 45.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 3.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 220 | 133 | 245 |
Octal | 334 | 205 | 365 |
Hexa | #dc | #85 | #f5 |
Binary | 11011100 | 10000101 | 11110101 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Decimal | 10 | 45 | 0 | 3 |
Octal | 12 | 55 | 0 | 3 |
Hexa | #0a | #2d | #00 | #03 |
Binary | 00001010 | 00101101 | 00000000 | 00000011 |
Analogous Colors of #dc85f5
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #dc85f5 — which has hue 286.6° — its analogous colors are located at 256.6° and 316.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dc85f5.
Triadic Colors of #dc85f5
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #dc85f5 — which has hue 286.6° — its triadic colors are located at 46.6° and 286.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dc85f5.
Complementary Color of #dc85f5
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #dc85f5 — which has hue 286.6° — its complementary color is located at 106.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dc85f5.
Split Complementary Colors of #dc85f5
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #dc85f5 — which has hue 286.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 76.6° and 286.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dc85f5.
Tetradic Colors of #dc85f5
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #dc85f5 — which has hue 286.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 196.6°, 286.6°, 16.6°, and 106.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dc85f5.
Monochromatic Colors of #dc85f5
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #dc85f5, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #c650e9 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #efc0fd (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #dc85f5
We want to make getting started with #dc85f5 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #dc85f5 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #dc85f5 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #dc85f5 with other HTML elements.
#dc85f5 Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #dc85f5;">The color of this text is #dc85f5.</span>
#dc85f5 Background Color
<div style="background-color: #dc85f5; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #dc85f5.</div>
#dc85f5 Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #dc85f5;">This color for the shadow of this text is #dc85f5.</span>
#dc85f5 Border Color
<div style="border: #dc85f5 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #dc85f5.</div>
#dc85f5 Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dc85f5; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dc85f5 on a white background.</div></div>
#dc85f5 Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dc85f5; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dc85f5 on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #dc85f5 to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dc85f5,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dc85f5,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dc85f5,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dc85f5,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dc85f5 to white.</div>
Gradient from #dc85f5 to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dc85f5,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dc85f5,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dc85f5,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dc85f5,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dc85f5 to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #dc85f5
In addition to using #dc85f5 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #dc85f5 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #dc85f5, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 220, Green = 133, Blue = 245). If you need details about the color coordinates of #dc85f5 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #dc85f5 |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(220, 133, 245) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #dc85f5; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #dc85f5; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #dc85f5; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(220, 133, 245); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#dc85f5") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:220, green:133, blue:245, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:220 green:133 blue:245 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(220f, 133f, 245f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(220, 133, 245); |
#dc85f5 Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #dc85f5 the same way. For those with color blindness, #dc85f5 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #dc85f5 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #dc85f5 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #dc85f5 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #dc85f5 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #dc85f5 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.