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#D99FF3

#d99ff3 ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#d99ff3 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 62.35% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.7% cyan, 34.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 281.43°, with 77.78% saturation and 78.82% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 10.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.4602

Complementary

  1. #d99ff3
  2. #b9f39f

Split complementary

  1. #d99ff3
  2. #e3f39f
  3. #9ff3af

Analogous

  1. #af9ff3
  2. #d99ff3
  3. #f39fe3

Triadic

  1. #d99ff3
  2. #f3d99f
  3. #9ff3d9

Tetradic

  1. #d99ff3
  2. #f39fb9
  3. #b9f39f
  4. #9ff3d9

Square

  1. #d99ff3
  2. #f3af9f
  3. #b9f39f
  4. #9fe3f3

Monochromatic

  1. #a11cdd
  2. #be5beb
  3. #d99ff3
  4. #f4e3fb
  5. #f8edfd

Shades

#d99ff3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d99ff3
  2. #c38fdb
  3. #ae7fc2
  4. #986faa
  5. #825f92
  6. #6d507a
  7. #574061
  8. #413049
  9. #2b2031
  10. #161018
  11. #000000

Tints

#d99ff3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d99ff3
  2. #dda9f4
  3. #e1b2f5
  4. #e4bcf7
  5. #e8c5f8
  6. #eccff9
  7. #f0d9fa
  8. #f4e2fb
  9. #f7ecfd
  10. #fbf5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d99ff3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d99ff3
  2. #d09ce8
  3. #c799dc
  4. #be96d1
  5. #b593c5
  6. #ad90ba
  7. #a48cae
  8. #9b89a3
  9. #928697
  10. #89838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4acd1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92b1f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fb6f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8aabe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3aaf5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9aef1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8a6d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d99ff3 {
  color: #d99ff3;
}
Background
.bg-d99ff3 {
  background-color: #d99ff3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d99ff3 {
  border: 2px solid #d99ff3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d99ff3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 159 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 78% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d99ff3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d99ff3, #f39fe3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d99ff3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 159 243 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.05 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.95 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.39 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.64 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.87 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.01 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 10.07 #26600c Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Mauve
#d99ff3  rgb(217, 159, 243)  hsl(281, 78%, 79%)  Mauve
#b9f39f  rgb(185, 243, 159)  hsl(101, 78%, 79%)  Granny Smith Apple
#f3d99f  rgb(243, 217, 159)  hsl(41, 78%, 79%)  Peach
#9ff3d9  rgb(159, 243, 217)  hsl(161, 78%, 79%)  Magic Mint