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#DB97FF

#db97ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#db97ff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 59.22% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.12% cyan, 40.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 279.23°, with 100% saturation and 79.61% 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 9.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 6.28.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.4441

Complementary

  1. #db97ff
  2. #bbff97

Split complementary

  1. #db97ff
  2. #efff97
  3. #97ffa7

Analogous

  1. #a797ff
  2. #db97ff
  3. #ff97ef

Triadic

  1. #db97ff
  2. #ffdb97
  3. #97ffdb

Tetradic

  1. #db97ff
  2. #ff97bb
  3. #bbff97
  4. #97ffdb

Square

  1. #db97ff
  2. #ffa797
  3. #bbff97
  4. #97efff

Monochromatic

  1. #a500fd
  2. #c14bff
  3. #db97ff
  4. #f5e4ff
  5. #f8ebff

Shades

#db97ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db97ff
  2. #c588e6
  3. #af79cc
  4. #996ab3
  5. #835b99
  6. #6e4c80
  7. #583c66
  8. #422d4d
  9. #2c1e33
  10. #160f1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#db97ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db97ff
  2. #dfa1ff
  3. #e2acff
  4. #e6b6ff
  5. #e9c1ff
  6. #edcbff
  7. #f1d5ff
  8. #f4e0ff
  9. #f8eaff
  10. #fbf5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db97ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db97ff
  2. #d295f2
  3. #c992e6
  4. #c090d9
  5. #b78ecc
  6. #ae8cc0
  7. #a489b3
  8. #9b87a6
  9. #928599
  10. #89828d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4a8d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #83aeff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95b4fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8a6bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea5ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5a9fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9a0dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db97ff {
  color: #db97ff;
}
Background
.bg-db97ff {
  background-color: #db97ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db97ff {
  border: 2px solid #db97ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db97ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 151 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 100% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db97ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db97ff, #ff97ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db97ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 151 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.28 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.58 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.60 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.83 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.21 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.28 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.93 #246800 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Mauve
#db97ff  rgb(219, 151, 255)  hsl(279, 100%, 80%)  Mauve
#bbff97  rgb(187, 255, 151)  hsl(99, 100%, 80%)  Mint Green
#ffdb97  rgb(255, 219, 151)  hsl(39, 100%, 80%)  Navajo White
#97ffdb  rgb(151, 255, 219)  hsl(159, 100%, 80%)  Aquamarine