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#DD97FF

#dd97ff ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dd97ff is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 59.22% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.33% cyan, 40.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 280.38°, with 100% saturation and 79.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 6.26.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.4473

Complementary

  1. #dd97ff
  2. #b9ff97

Split complementary

  1. #dd97ff
  2. #edff97
  3. #97ffa9

Analogous

  1. #a997ff
  2. #dd97ff
  3. #ff97ed

Triadic

  1. #dd97ff
  2. #ffdd97
  3. #97ffdd

Tetradic

  1. #dd97ff
  2. #ff97b9
  3. #b9ff97
  4. #97ffdd

Square

  1. #dd97ff
  2. #ffa997
  3. #b9ff97
  4. #97edff

Monochromatic

  1. #aa00fd
  2. #c44bff
  3. #dd97ff
  4. #f6e4ff
  5. #f8ebff

Shades

#dd97ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd97ff
  2. #c788e6
  3. #b179cc
  4. #9b6ab3
  5. #855b99
  6. #6f4c80
  7. #583c66
  8. #422d4d
  9. #2c1e33
  10. #160f1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd97ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd97ff
  2. #e0a1ff
  3. #e4acff
  4. #e7b6ff
  5. #ebc1ff
  6. #eecbff
  7. #f1d5ff
  8. #f5e0ff
  9. #f8eaff
  10. #fcf5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd97ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd97ff
  2. #d495f2
  3. #ca92e6
  4. #c190d9
  5. #b88ecc
  6. #af8cc0
  7. #a589b3
  8. #9c87a6
  9. #938599
  10. #89828d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5a8d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84aeff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96b4fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dba6bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa6ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7a9fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dca0dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd97ff {
  color: #dd97ff;
}
Background
.bg-dd97ff {
  background-color: #dd97ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd97ff {
  border: 2px solid #dd97ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd97ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 151 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 100% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd97ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd97ff, #ff97ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd97ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 151 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.26 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.30 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.57 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.87 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.00 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.05 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.14 #226800 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dd97ff  rgb(221, 151, 255)  hsl(280, 100%, 80%)  Mauve
#b9ff97  rgb(185, 255, 151)  hsl(100, 100%, 80%)  Mint Green
#ffdd97  rgb(255, 221, 151)  hsl(40, 100%, 80%)  Navajo White
#97ffdd  rgb(151, 255, 221)  hsl(160, 100%, 80%)  Aquamarine