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#DEAFFE

#deaffe ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#deaffe is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 68.63% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.6% cyan, 31.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 275.7°, 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 11.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 0.38.

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Relative luminance0.5335

Complementary

  1. #deaffe
  2. #cffeaf

Split complementary

  1. #deaffe
  2. #f6feaf
  3. #affeb7

Analogous

  1. #b7affe
  2. #deaffe
  3. #feaff6

Triadic

  1. #deaffe
  2. #fedeaf
  3. #affede

Tetradic

  1. #deaffe
  2. #feafcf
  3. #cffeaf
  4. #affede

Square

  1. #deaffe
  2. #feb7af
  3. #cffeaf
  4. #aff6fe

Monochromatic

  1. #a018fc
  2. #bf63fd
  3. #deaffe
  4. #f7ebff
  5. #f7ebff

Shades

#deaffe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #deaffe
  2. #c89ee5
  3. #b28ccb
  4. #9b7bb2
  5. #856998
  6. #6f587f
  7. #594666
  8. #43354c
  9. #2c2333
  10. #161219
  11. #000000

Tints

#deaffe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #deaffe
  2. #e1b7fe
  3. #e5bffe
  4. #e8c7fe
  5. #ebcffe
  6. #efd7ff
  7. #f2dfff
  8. #f5e7ff
  9. #f8efff
  10. #fcf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#deaffe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #deaffe
  2. #d5aaf1
  3. #cba6e5
  4. #c2a1d8
  5. #b89ccc
  6. #af98bf
  7. #a693b2
  8. #9c8ea6
  9. #938999
  10. #89858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdbadc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2bfff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acc2fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbb9cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdb9ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2bbfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcb5e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-deaffe {
  color: #deaffe;
}
Background
.bg-deaffe {
  background-color: #deaffe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-deaffe {
  border: 2px solid #deaffe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #deaffe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 175 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 98% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-deaffe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #deaffe, #feaff6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-deaffe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 175 254 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 0.38 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.12 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.85 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.54 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.99 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.31 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 12.99 #215001 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Mauve
#deaffe  rgb(222, 175, 254)  hsl(276, 98%, 84%)  Mauve
#cffeaf  rgb(207, 254, 175)  hsl(96, 98%, 84%)  Tea Green
#fedeaf  rgb(254, 222, 175)  hsl(36, 98%, 84%)  Navajo White
#affede  rgb(175, 254, 222)  hsl(156, 98%, 84%)  Magic Mint