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#dc9dfd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dc9dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.04% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 279.38°, with 96% saturation and 80.39% 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 10.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.73.

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Relative luminance0.4642

Complementary

  1. #dc9dfd
  2. #befd9d

Split complementary

  1. #dc9dfd
  2. #eefd9d
  3. #9dfdac

Analogous

  1. #ac9dfd
  2. #dc9dfd
  3. #fd9dee

Triadic

  1. #dc9dfd
  2. #fddc9d
  3. #9dfddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc9dfd
  2. #fd9dbe
  3. #befd9d
  4. #9dfddc

Square

  1. #dc9dfd
  2. #fdac9d
  3. #befd9d
  4. #9deefd

Monochromatic

  1. #a607fa
  2. #c152fb
  3. #dc9dfd
  4. #f7e8ff
  5. #f8ebff

Shades

#dc9dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc9dfd
  2. #c68de4
  3. #b07eca
  4. #9a6eb1
  5. #845e98
  6. #6e4f7f
  7. #583f65
  8. #422f4c
  9. #2c1f33
  10. #161019
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc9dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc9dfd
  2. #e0a7fd
  3. #e3b1fd
  4. #e7bafe
  5. #eac4fe
  6. #eecefe
  7. #f1d8fe
  8. #f5e2fe
  9. #f8ebff
  10. #fcf5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc9dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc9dfd
  2. #d39af1
  3. #ca97e4
  4. #c094d8
  5. #b791cb
  6. #ae8fbf
  7. #a58cb2
  8. #9c89a6
  9. #928699
  10. #89838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6acd6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8cb2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bb7fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9aac1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2aaff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9adfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #daa5dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc9dfd {
  color: #dc9dfd;
}
Background
.bg-dc9dfd {
  background-color: #dc9dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc9dfd {
  border: 2px solid #dc9dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc9dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc9dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc9dfd, #fd9dee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc9dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.73 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.80 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.16 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.27 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.09 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.20 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.80 #236202 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dc9dfd  rgb(220, 157, 253)  hsl(279, 96%, 80%)  Mauve
#befd9d  rgb(190, 253, 157)  hsl(99, 96%, 80%)  Pale Green
#fddc9d  rgb(253, 220, 157)  hsl(39, 96%, 80%)  Navajo White
#9dfddc  rgb(157, 253, 220)  hsl(159, 96%, 80%)  Aquamarine