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#faaffe ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#faaffe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.57% cyan, 31.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 296.96°, with 97.53% saturation and 84.12% 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 12.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.43.

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Web safe#ff99ff
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Relative luminance0.5814

Complementary

  1. #faaffe
  2. #b3feaf

Split complementary

  1. #faaffe
  2. #dbfeaf
  3. #affed3

Analogous

  1. #d3affe
  2. #faaffe
  3. #feafdb

Triadic

  1. #faaffe
  2. #fefaaf
  3. #affefa

Tetradic

  1. #faaffe
  2. #feafb3
  3. #b3feaf
  4. #affefa

Square

  1. #faaffe
  2. #fed3af
  3. #b3feaf
  4. #afdbfe

Monochromatic

  1. #f118fc
  2. #f563fd
  3. #faaffe
  4. #feebff
  5. #feebff

Shades

#faaffe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faaffe
  2. #e19ee5
  3. #c88ccb
  4. #af7bb2
  5. #966998
  6. #7d587f
  7. #644666
  8. #4b354c
  9. #322333
  10. #191219
  11. #000000

Tints

#faaffe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faaffe
  2. #fbb7fe
  3. #fbbffe
  4. #fcc7fe
  5. #fccffe
  6. #fdd7ff
  7. #fddfff
  8. #fee7ff
  9. #feefff
  10. #fff7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faaffe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faaffe
  2. #eeaaf1
  3. #e2a6e5
  4. #d5a1d8
  5. #c99ccc
  6. #bd98bf
  7. #b193b2
  8. #a58ea6
  9. #988999
  10. #8c858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #debfe0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8c3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbccfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #feb6cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cebbff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7c1fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcb4e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faaffe {
  color: #faaffe;
}
Background
.bg-faaffe {
  background-color: #faaffe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faaffe {
  border: 2px solid #faaffe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faaffe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 175 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 98% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faaffe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faaffe, #feafdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faaffe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 175 254 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.43 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.23 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.90 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.63 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 11.26 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.45 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 11.99 #055001 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Mauve
#faaffe  rgb(250, 175, 254)  hsl(297, 98%, 84%)  Mauve
#b3feaf  rgb(179, 254, 175)  hsl(117, 98%, 84%)  Pale Green
#fefaaf  rgb(254, 250, 175)  hsl(57, 98%, 84%)  Pale Goldenrod
#affefa  rgb(175, 254, 250)  hsl(177, 98%, 84%)  Celeste