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#DE9DFD

#de9dfd ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#de9dfd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.25% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 280.63°, with 96% saturation and 80.39% 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 10.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.73.

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Relative luminance0.4674

Complementary

  1. #de9dfd
  2. #bcfd9d

Split complementary

  1. #de9dfd
  2. #ecfd9d
  3. #9dfdae

Analogous

  1. #ae9dfd
  2. #de9dfd
  3. #fd9dec

Triadic

  1. #de9dfd
  2. #fdde9d
  3. #9dfdde

Tetradic

  1. #de9dfd
  2. #fd9dbc
  3. #bcfd9d
  4. #9dfdde

Square

  1. #de9dfd
  2. #fdae9d
  3. #bcfd9d
  4. #9decfd

Monochromatic

  1. #ac07fa
  2. #c552fb
  3. #de9dfd
  4. #f7e8ff
  5. #f8ebff

Shades

#de9dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de9dfd
  2. #c88de4
  3. #b27eca
  4. #9b6eb1
  5. #855e98
  6. #6f4f7f
  7. #593f65
  8. #432f4c
  9. #2c1f33
  10. #161019
  11. #000000

Tints

#de9dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de9dfd
  2. #e1a7fd
  3. #e5b1fd
  4. #e8bafe
  5. #ebc4fe
  6. #efcefe
  7. #f2d8fe
  8. #f5e2fe
  9. #f8ebff
  10. #fcf5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de9dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de9dfd
  2. #d59af1
  3. #cb97e4
  4. #c294d8
  5. #b891cb
  6. #af8fbf
  7. #a68cb2
  8. #9c89a6
  9. #938699
  10. #89838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7add6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8db2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9cb8fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcaac1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3aaff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baaefb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dda5dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de9dfd {
  color: #de9dfd;
}
Background
.bg-de9dfd {
  background-color: #de9dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de9dfd {
  border: 2px solid #de9dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de9dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de9dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de9dfd, #fd9dec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de9dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.73 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.88 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.99 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.02 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.95 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.07 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.00 #216202 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Mauve
#de9dfd  rgb(222, 157, 253)  hsl(281, 96%, 80%)  Mauve
#bcfd9d  rgb(188, 253, 157)  hsl(101, 96%, 80%)  Pale Green
#fdde9d  rgb(253, 222, 157)  hsl(41, 96%, 80%)  Peach
#9dfdde  rgb(157, 253, 222)  hsl(161, 96%, 80%)  Aquamarine