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#D9AEFF

#d9aeff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#d9aeff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 68.24% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.9% cyan, 31.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 271.85°, with 100% saturation and 84.12% 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 11.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 1.52.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.5224

Complementary

  1. #d9aeff
  2. #d4ffae

Split complementary

  1. #d9aeff
  2. #fdffae
  3. #aeffb1

Analogous

  1. #b1aeff
  2. #d9aeff
  3. #ffaefd

Triadic

  1. #d9aeff
  2. #ffd9ae
  3. #aeffd9

Tetradic

  1. #d9aeff
  2. #ffaed4
  3. #d4ffae
  4. #aeffd9

Square

  1. #d9aeff
  2. #ffb1ae
  3. #d4ffae
  4. #aefdff

Monochromatic

  1. #9115ff
  2. #b562ff
  3. #d9aeff
  4. #f5ebff
  5. #f5ebff

Shades

#d9aeff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9aeff
  2. #c39de6
  3. #ae8bcc
  4. #987ab3
  5. #826899
  6. #6d5780
  7. #574666
  8. #41344d
  9. #2b2333
  10. #16111a
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9aeff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9aeff
  2. #ddb6ff
  3. #e1beff
  4. #e4c6ff
  5. #e8ceff
  6. #ecd7ff
  7. #f0dfff
  8. #f4e7ff
  9. #f7efff
  10. #fbf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9aeff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9aeff
  2. #d0a9f2
  3. #c7a5e6
  4. #bea0d9
  5. #b59ccc
  6. #ad97c0
  7. #a492b3
  8. #9b8ea6
  9. #928999
  10. #89858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cab9dc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fbdff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8c0fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4b9cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9b7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beb9fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6b5e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9aeff {
  color: #d9aeff;
}
Background
.bg-d9aeff {
  background-color: #d9aeff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9aeff {
  border: 2px solid #d9aeff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9aeff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 174 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 100% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9aeff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9aeff, #ffaefd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9aeff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 174 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 1.52 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.22 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.60 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.80 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.93 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.39 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.71 #265100 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Mauve
#d9aeff  rgb(217, 174, 255)  hsl(272, 100%, 84%)  Mauve
#d4ffae  rgb(212, 255, 174)  hsl(92, 100%, 84%)  Tea Green
#ffd9ae  rgb(255, 217, 174)  hsl(32, 100%, 84%)  Sunset
#aeffd9  rgb(174, 255, 217)  hsl(152, 100%, 84%)  Magic Mint