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#faaffc ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#faaffc is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 68.63% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.79% cyan, 30.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 298.44°, with 92.77% saturation and 83.73% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 12.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.64.

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Relative luminance0.5801

Complementary

  1. #faaffc
  2. #b1fcaf

Split complementary

  1. #faaffc
  2. #d8fcaf
  3. #affcd4

Analogous

  1. #d4affc
  2. #faaffc
  3. #fcafd8

Triadic

  1. #faaffc
  2. #fcfaaf
  3. #affcfa

Tetradic

  1. #faaffc
  2. #fcafb1
  3. #b1fcaf
  4. #affcfa

Square

  1. #faaffc
  2. #fcd4af
  3. #b1fcaf
  4. #afd8fc

Monochromatic

  1. #f11cf6
  2. #f565f9
  3. #faaffc
  4. #feebfe
  5. #feebfe

Shades

#faaffc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faaffc
  2. #e19ee3
  3. #c88cca
  4. #af7bb0
  5. #966997
  6. #7d587e
  7. #644665
  8. #4b354c
  9. #322332
  10. #191219
  11. #000000

Tints

#faaffc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faaffc
  2. #fbb7fc
  3. #fbbffd
  4. #fcc7fd
  5. #fccffd
  6. #fdd7fe
  7. #fddffe
  8. #fee7fe
  9. #feeffe
  10. #fff7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faaffc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faaffc
  2. #eeaaf0
  3. #e2a6e3
  4. #d5a1d7
  5. #c99cca
  6. #bd98be
  7. #b193b2
  8. #a58ea5
  9. #988999
  10. #8c858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #debfdf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9c3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbccf9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #feb6cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfbbfe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7c1fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fdb3e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faaffc {
  color: #faaffc;
}
Background
.bg-faaffc {
  background-color: #faaffc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faaffc {
  border: 2px solid #faaffc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faaffc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 175 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 93% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faaffc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faaffc, #fcafd8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faaffc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 175 252 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.64 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.04 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.85 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.71 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.21 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 11.40 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 11.60 #055003 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Mauve
#faaffc  rgb(250, 175, 252)  hsl(298, 93%, 84%)  Mauve
#b1fcaf  rgb(177, 252, 175)  hsl(118, 93%, 84%)  Pale Green
#fcfaaf  rgb(252, 250, 175)  hsl(58, 93%, 84%)  Pale Goldenrod
#affcfa  rgb(175, 252, 250)  hsl(178, 93%, 84%)  Celeste