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#D59BF4

#d59bf4 ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#d59bf4 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.53% red, 60.78% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.7% cyan, 36.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 279.1°, with 80.18% saturation and 78.24% 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 9.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.04.

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Relative luminance0.4412

Complementary

  1. #d59bf4
  2. #baf49b

Split complementary

  1. #d59bf4
  2. #e7f49b
  3. #9bf4a9

Analogous

  1. #a99bf4
  2. #d59bf4
  3. #f49be7

Triadic

  1. #d59bf4
  2. #f4d59b
  3. #9bf4d5

Tetradic

  1. #d59bf4
  2. #f49bba
  3. #baf49b
  4. #9bf4d5

Square

  1. #d59bf4
  2. #f4a99b
  3. #baf49b
  4. #9be7f4

Monochromatic

  1. #9918de
  2. #b856ec
  3. #d59bf4
  4. #f2e0fc
  5. #f7edfd

Shades

#d59bf4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d59bf4
  2. #c08cdc
  3. #aa7cc3
  4. #956dab
  5. #805d92
  6. #6b4e7a
  7. #553e62
  8. #402f49
  9. #2b1f31
  10. #151018
  11. #000000

Tints

#d59bf4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d59bf4
  2. #d9a5f5
  3. #ddaff6
  4. #e2b9f7
  5. #e6c3f8
  6. #eacdfa
  7. #eed7fb
  8. #f2e1fc
  9. #f7ebfd
  10. #fbf5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d59bf4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d59bf4
  2. #cd98e8
  3. #c496dd
  4. #bc93d1
  5. #b390c6
  6. #ab8eba
  7. #a28bae
  8. #9a88a3
  9. #918597
  10. #89838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a9cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8caef7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99b3f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3a7bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea7f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4aaf2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4a2d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d59bf4 {
  color: #d59bf4;
}
Background
.bg-d59bf4 {
  background-color: #d59bf4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d59bf4 {
  border: 2px solid #d59bf4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d59bf4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 213 155 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 80% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d59bf4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d59bf4, #f49be7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d59bf4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(213 155 244 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.04 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.53 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.43 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.39 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.75 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.21 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.75 #2a640b Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Mauve
#d59bf4  rgb(213, 155, 244)  hsl(279, 80%, 78%)  Mauve
#baf49b  rgb(186, 244, 155)  hsl(99, 80%, 78%)  Pale Green
#f4d59b  rgb(244, 213, 155)  hsl(39, 80%, 78%)  Sunset
#9bf4d5  rgb(155, 244, 213)  hsl(159, 80%, 78%)  Magic Mint