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#DCAFFC

#dcaffc ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dcaffc is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 68.63% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.7% cyan, 30.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 275.06°, with 92.77% saturation and 83.73% 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 11.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 0.74.

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Relative luminance0.529

Complementary

  1. #dcaffc
  2. #cffcaf

Split complementary

  1. #dcaffc
  2. #f6fcaf
  3. #affcb6

Analogous

  1. #b6affc
  2. #dcaffc
  3. #fcaff6

Triadic

  1. #dcaffc
  2. #fcdcaf
  3. #affcdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcaffc
  2. #fcafcf
  3. #cffcaf
  4. #affcdc

Square

  1. #dcaffc
  2. #fcb6af
  3. #cffcaf
  4. #aff6fc

Monochromatic

  1. #9b1cf6
  2. #bc65f9
  3. #dcaffc
  4. #f6ebfe
  5. #f6ebfe

Shades

#dcaffc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcaffc
  2. #c69ee3
  3. #b08cca
  4. #9a7bb0
  5. #846997
  6. #6e587e
  7. #584665
  8. #42354c
  9. #2c2332
  10. #161219
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcaffc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcaffc
  2. #e0b7fc
  3. #e3bffd
  4. #e7c7fd
  5. #eacffd
  6. #eed7fe
  7. #f1dffe
  8. #f5e7fe
  9. #f8effe
  10. #fcf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcaffc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcaffc
  2. #d3aaf0
  3. #caa6e3
  4. #c0a1d7
  5. #b79cca
  6. #ae98be
  7. #a593b2
  8. #9c8ea5
  9. #928999
  10. #89858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccbadb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2beff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acc1fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9b9cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb8fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1bafb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dab5e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcaffc {
  color: #dcaffc;
}
Background
.bg-dcaffc {
  background-color: #dcaffc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcaffc {
  border: 2px solid #dcaffc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcaffc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 175 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 93% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcaffc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcaffc, #fcaff6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcaffc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 175 252 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 0.74 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.80 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.75 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.21 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.04 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.19 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 12.69 #235003 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dcaffc  rgb(220, 175, 252)  hsl(275, 93%, 84%)  Mauve
#cffcaf  rgb(207, 252, 175)  hsl(95, 93%, 84%)  Tea Green
#fcdcaf  rgb(252, 220, 175)  hsl(35, 93%, 84%)  Navajo White
#affcdc  rgb(175, 252, 220)  hsl(155, 93%, 84%)  Magic Mint