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#DCAFFE

#dcaffe ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dcaffe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.39% cyan, 31.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 274.18°, with 97.53% saturation and 84.12% 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 11.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 0.77.

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Relative luminance0.5303

Complementary

  1. #dcaffe
  2. #d1feaf

Split complementary

  1. #dcaffe
  2. #f8feaf
  3. #affeb5

Analogous

  1. #b5affe
  2. #dcaffe
  3. #feaff8

Triadic

  1. #dcaffe
  2. #fedcaf
  3. #affedc

Tetradic

  1. #dcaffe
  2. #feafd1
  3. #d1feaf
  4. #affedc

Square

  1. #dcaffe
  2. #feb5af
  3. #d1feaf
  4. #aff8fe

Monochromatic

  1. #9a18fc
  2. #bb63fd
  3. #dcaffe
  4. #f6ebff
  5. #f6ebff

Shades

#dcaffe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcaffe
  2. #c69ee5
  3. #b08ccb
  4. #9a7bb2
  5. #846998
  6. #6e587f
  7. #584666
  8. #42354c
  9. #2c2333
  10. #161219
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcaffe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcaffe
  2. #e0b7fe
  3. #e3bffe
  4. #e7c7fe
  5. #eacffe
  6. #eed7ff
  7. #f1dfff
  8. #f5e7ff
  9. #f8efff
  10. #fcf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcaffe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcaffe
  2. #d3aaf1
  3. #caa6e5
  4. #c0a1d8
  5. #b79ccc
  6. #ae98bf
  7. #a593b2
  8. #9c8ea6
  9. #928999
  10. #89858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccbadc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1beff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abc1fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8bacc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb8ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0bafd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dab6e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcaffe {
  color: #dcaffe;
}
Background
.bg-dcaffe {
  background-color: #dcaffe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcaffe {
  border: 2px solid #dcaffe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcaffe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 175 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 98% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcaffe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcaffe, #feaff8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcaffe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 175 254 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 0.77 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.09 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.09 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.59 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.01 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.23 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 13.03 #235001 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dcaffe  rgb(220, 175, 254)  hsl(274, 98%, 84%)  Mauve
#d1feaf  rgb(209, 254, 175)  hsl(94, 98%, 84%)  Tea Green
#fedcaf  rgb(254, 220, 175)  hsl(34, 98%, 84%)  Navajo White
#affedc  rgb(175, 254, 220)  hsl(154, 98%, 84%)  Magic Mint