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#dfaffc ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dfaffc is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 68.63% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.51% cyan, 30.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 277.4°, with 92.77% saturation and 83.73% 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 11.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 0.51.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.5338

Complementary

  1. #dfaffc
  2. #ccfcaf

Split complementary

  1. #dfaffc
  2. #f3fcaf
  3. #affcb9

Analogous

  1. #b9affc
  2. #dfaffc
  3. #fcaff3

Triadic

  1. #dfaffc
  2. #fcdfaf
  3. #affcdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfaffc
  2. #fcafcc
  3. #ccfcaf
  4. #affcdf

Square

  1. #dfaffc
  2. #fcb9af
  3. #ccfcaf
  4. #aff3fc

Monochromatic

  1. #a41cf6
  2. #c265f9
  3. #dfaffc
  4. #f7ebfe
  5. #f7ebfe

Shades

#dfaffc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfaffc
  2. #c99ee3
  3. #b28cca
  4. #9c7bb0
  5. #866997
  6. #70587e
  7. #594665
  8. #43354c
  9. #2d2332
  10. #161219
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfaffc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfaffc
  2. #e2b7fc
  3. #e5bffd
  4. #e9c7fd
  5. #eccffd
  6. #efd7fe
  7. #f2dffe
  8. #f5e7fe
  9. #f9effe
  10. #fcf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfaffc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfaffc
  2. #d6aaf0
  3. #cca6e3
  4. #c3a1d7
  5. #b99cca
  6. #b098be
  7. #a693b2
  8. #9d8ea5
  9. #938999
  10. #8a858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cebadb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3bfff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adc2fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb9cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #beb9fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3bbfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #deb5e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfaffc {
  color: #dfaffc;
}
Background
.bg-dfaffc {
  background-color: #dfaffc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfaffc {
  border: 2px solid #dfaffc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfaffc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 175 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 93% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfaffc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfaffc, #fcaff3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfaffc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 175 252 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 0.51 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.88 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.39 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.15 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.86 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.51 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 12.64 #205003 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dfaffc  rgb(223, 175, 252)  hsl(277, 93%, 84%)  Mauve
#ccfcaf  rgb(204, 252, 175)  hsl(97, 93%, 84%)  Tea Green
#fcdfaf  rgb(252, 223, 175)  hsl(37, 93%, 84%)  Moccasin
#affcdf  rgb(175, 252, 223)  hsl(157, 93%, 84%)  Magic Mint