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#DDBCFE

#ddbcfe ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#ddbcfe 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, 73.73% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.99% cyan, 25.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 97.06% saturation and 86.67% 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 12.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5849

Complementary

  1. #ddbcfe
  2. #ddfebc

Split complementary

  1. #ddbcfe
  2. #fefebc
  3. #bcfebc

Analogous

  1. #bcbcfe
  2. #ddbcfe
  3. #febcfe

Triadic

  1. #ddbcfe
  2. #feddbc
  3. #bcfedd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbcfe
  2. #febcdd
  3. #ddfebc
  4. #bcfedd

Square

  1. #ddbcfe
  2. #febcbc
  3. #ddfebc
  4. #bcfefe

Monochromatic

  1. #9125fc
  2. #b771fd
  3. #ddbcfe
  4. #f5ebff
  5. #f5ebff

Shades

#ddbcfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbcfe
  2. #c7a9e5
  3. #b196cb
  4. #9b84b2
  5. #857198
  6. #6f5e7f
  7. #584b66
  8. #42384c
  9. #2c2633
  10. #161319
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbcfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbcfe
  2. #e0c3fe
  3. #e4c9fe
  4. #e7d0fe
  5. #ebd7fe
  6. #eedeff
  7. #f1e4ff
  8. #f5ebff
  9. #f8f2ff
  10. #fcf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbcfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbcfe
  2. #d4b6f1
  3. #cab0e5
  4. #c1aad8
  5. #b8a4cc
  6. #af9ebf
  7. #a598b2
  8. #9c92a6
  9. #938c99
  10. #89868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c4e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0c8ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7cafc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9c5d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c3ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c4fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dac1e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbcfe {
  color: #ddbcfe;
}
Background
.bg-ddbcfe {
  background-color: #ddbcfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbcfe {
  border: 2px solid #ddbcfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbcfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 188 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 97% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbcfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbcfe, #febcfe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbcfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 188 254 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.71 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.47 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.19 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.66 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.45 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.65 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 13.01 #224301 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Mauve
#ddbcfe  rgb(221, 188, 254)  hsl(270, 97%, 87%)  Mauve
#ddfebc  rgb(221, 254, 188)  hsl(90, 97%, 87%)  Tea Green
#feddbc  rgb(254, 221, 188)  hsl(30, 97%, 87%)  Peach Puff
#bcfedd  rgb(188, 254, 221)  hsl(150, 97%, 87%)  Magic Mint