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#D99DFB

#d99dfb ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#d99dfb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 61.57% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.55% cyan, 37.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 278.3°, with 92.16% saturation and 80% 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 10.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.67.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.4583

Complementary

  1. #d99dfb
  2. #bffb9d

Split complementary

  1. #d99dfb
  2. #eefb9d
  3. #9dfbaa

Analogous

  1. #aa9dfb
  2. #d99dfb
  3. #fb9dee

Triadic

  1. #d99dfb
  2. #fbd99d
  3. #9dfbd9

Tetradic

  1. #d99dfb
  2. #fb9dbf
  3. #bffb9d
  4. #9dfbd9

Square

  1. #d99dfb
  2. #fbaa9d
  3. #bffb9d
  4. #9deefb

Monochromatic

  1. #a00af5
  2. #bd53f8
  3. #d99dfb
  4. #f6e6fe
  5. #f7ebfe

Shades

#d99dfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d99dfb
  2. #c38de2
  3. #ae7ec9
  4. #986eb0
  5. #825e97
  6. #6d4f7e
  7. #573f64
  8. #412f4b
  9. #2b1f32
  10. #161019
  11. #000000

Tints

#d99dfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d99dfb
  2. #dda7fb
  3. #e1b1fc
  4. #e4bafc
  5. #e8c4fd
  6. #eccefd
  7. #f0d8fd
  8. #f4e2fe
  9. #f7ebfe
  10. #fbf5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d99dfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d99dfb
  2. #d09aef
  3. #c797e2
  4. #be94d6
  5. #b591ca
  6. #ad8fbe
  7. #a48cb1
  8. #9b89a5
  9. #928699
  10. #89838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4abd4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8cb1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ab6f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6aac0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a9fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7acf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7a5da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d99dfb {
  color: #d99dfb;
}
Background
.bg-d99dfb {
  background-color: #d99dfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d99dfb {
  border: 2px solid #d99dfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d99dfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 157 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 92% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d99dfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d99dfb, #fb9dee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d99dfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 157 251 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.67 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.43 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.09 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.55 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.23 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.50 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.58 #266204 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Mauve
#d99dfb  rgb(217, 157, 251)  hsl(278, 92%, 80%)  Mauve
#bffb9d  rgb(191, 251, 157)  hsl(98, 92%, 80%)  Pale Green
#fbd99d  rgb(251, 217, 157)  hsl(38, 92%, 80%)  Navajo White
#9dfbd9  rgb(157, 251, 217)  hsl(158, 92%, 80%)  Magic Mint