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#DABAED

#dabaed ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dabaed is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 72.94% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.02% cyan, 21.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 277.65°, with 58.62% saturation and 82.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.96.

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Relative luminance0.5614

Complementary

  1. #dabaed
  2. #cdedba

Split complementary

  1. #dabaed
  2. #e6edba
  3. #baedc0

Analogous

  1. #c0baed
  2. #dabaed
  3. #edbae6

Triadic

  1. #dabaed
  2. #eddaba
  3. #baedda

Tetradic

  1. #dabaed
  2. #edbacd
  3. #cdedba
  4. #baedda

Square

  1. #dabaed
  2. #edc0ba
  3. #cdedba
  4. #bae6ed

Monochromatic

  1. #9941cd
  2. #b97ddd
  3. #dabaed
  4. #f6effb
  5. #f6effb

Shades

#dabaed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dabaed
  2. #c4a7d5
  3. #ae95be
  4. #9982a6
  5. #83708e
  6. #6d5d77
  7. #574a5f
  8. #413847
  9. #2c252f
  10. #161318
  11. #000000

Tints

#dabaed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dabaed
  2. #dec1ef
  3. #e1c8f1
  4. #e5cff2
  5. #e9d6f4
  6. #edddf6
  7. #f0e3f8
  8. #f4eafa
  9. #f8f1fb
  10. #fbf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dabaed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dabaed
  2. #d1b4e2
  3. #c8aed7
  4. #bfa9cc
  5. #b6a3c1
  6. #ad9db7
  7. #a497ac
  8. #9b91a1
  9. #928c96
  10. #89868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec1d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3c4ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9c6eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9c0cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c0ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c2ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9beda ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dabaed {
  color: #dabaed;
}
Background
.bg-dabaed {
  background-color: #dabaed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dabaed {
  border: 2px solid #dabaed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dabaed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 186 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 59% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dabaed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dabaed, #edbae6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dabaed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 186 237 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.96 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.60 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.31 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.44 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.56 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.25 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.61 #254512 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dabaed  rgb(218, 186, 237)  hsl(278, 59%, 83%)  Mauve
#cdedba  rgb(205, 237, 186)  hsl(98, 59%, 83%)  Tea Green
#eddaba  rgb(237, 218, 186)  hsl(38, 59%, 83%)  Wheat
#baedda  rgb(186, 237, 218)  hsl(158, 59%, 83%)  Magic Mint