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#DDAFFE

#ddaffe ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#ddaffe is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 68.63% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.99% cyan, 31.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 274.94°, 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 11.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 0.57.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.5319

Complementary

  1. #ddaffe
  2. #d0feaf

Split complementary

  1. #ddaffe
  2. #f7feaf
  3. #affeb6

Analogous

  1. #b6affe
  2. #ddaffe
  3. #feaff7

Triadic

  1. #ddaffe
  2. #feddaf
  3. #affedd

Tetradic

  1. #ddaffe
  2. #feafd0
  3. #d0feaf
  4. #affedd

Square

  1. #ddaffe
  2. #feb6af
  3. #d0feaf
  4. #aff7fe

Monochromatic

  1. #9d18fc
  2. #bd63fd
  3. #ddaffe
  4. #f6ebff
  5. #f6ebff

Shades

#ddaffe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddaffe
  2. #c79ee5
  3. #b18ccb
  4. #9b7bb2
  5. #856998
  6. #6f587f
  7. #584666
  8. #42354c
  9. #2c2333
  10. #161219
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddaffe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddaffe
  2. #e0b7fe
  3. #e4bffe
  4. #e7c7fe
  5. #ebcffe
  6. #eed7ff
  7. #f1dfff
  8. #f5e7ff
  9. #f8efff
  10. #fcf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddaffe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddaffe
  2. #d4aaf1
  3. #caa6e5
  4. #c1a1d8
  5. #b89ccc
  6. #af98bf
  7. #a593b2
  8. #9c8ea6
  9. #938999
  10. #89858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdbadc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1bfff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abc2fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dabacc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb9ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1bbfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dbb5e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddaffe {
  color: #ddaffe;
}
Background
.bg-ddaffe {
  background-color: #ddaffe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddaffe {
  border: 2px solid #ddaffe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddaffe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 175 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 98% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddaffe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddaffe, #feaff7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddaffe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 175 254 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 0.57 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.10 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.97 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.56 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.11 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.16 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 13.01 #225001 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Mauve
#ddaffe  rgb(221, 175, 254)  hsl(275, 98%, 84%)  Mauve
#d0feaf  rgb(208, 254, 175)  hsl(95, 98%, 84%)  Tea Green
#feddaf  rgb(254, 221, 175)  hsl(35, 98%, 84%)  Navajo White
#affedd  rgb(175, 254, 221)  hsl(155, 98%, 84%)  Magic Mint