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#D5A5EE

#d5a5ee ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#d5a5ee is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.53% red, 64.71% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.5% cyan, 30.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 279.45°, with 68.22% saturation and 79.02% 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 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.4723

Complementary

  1. #d5a5ee
  2. #beeea5

Split complementary

  1. #d5a5ee
  2. #e3eea5
  3. #a5eeb1

Analogous

  1. #b1a5ee
  2. #d5a5ee
  3. #eea5e3

Triadic

  1. #d5a5ee
  2. #eed5a5
  3. #a5eed5

Tetradic

  1. #d5a5ee
  2. #eea5be
  3. #beeea5
  4. #a5eed5

Square

  1. #d5a5ee
  2. #eeb1a5
  3. #beeea5
  4. #a5e3ee

Monochromatic

  1. #9828d2
  2. #b765e2
  3. #d5a5ee
  4. #f3e5fa
  5. #f7eefc

Shades

#d5a5ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d5a5ee
  2. #c095d6
  3. #aa84be
  4. #9574a7
  5. #80638f
  6. #6b5377
  7. #55425f
  8. #403247
  9. #2b2130
  10. #151118
  11. #000000

Tints

#d5a5ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d5a5ee
  2. #d9aef0
  3. #ddb7f1
  4. #e2c0f3
  5. #e6c9f5
  6. #ead2f7
  7. #eedbf8
  8. #f2e4fa
  9. #f7edfc
  10. #fbf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d5a5ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d5a5ee
  2. #cda1e3
  3. #c49ed8
  4. #bc9acd
  5. #b396c2
  6. #ab93b7
  7. #a28fac
  8. #9a8ba1
  9. #918796
  10. #89848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4b0cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ab4f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4b8ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3aebf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5aef0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bab1ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4abd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d5a5ee {
  color: #d5a5ee;
}
Background
.bg-d5a5ee {
  background-color: #d5a5ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d5a5ee {
  border: 2px solid #d5a5ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d5a5ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 213 165 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 68% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d5a5ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d5a5ee, #eea5e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d5a5ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(213 165 238 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.24 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.39 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.73 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.41 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.54 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.94 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 12.10 #2a5a11 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Mauve
#d5a5ee  rgb(213, 165, 238)  hsl(279, 68%, 79%)  Mauve
#beeea5  rgb(190, 238, 165)  hsl(99, 68%, 79%)  Granny Smith Apple
#eed5a5  rgb(238, 213, 165)  hsl(39, 68%, 79%)  Wheat
#a5eed5  rgb(165, 238, 213)  hsl(159, 68%, 79%)  Magic Mint