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#D9C1FF

#d9c1ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#d9c1ff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 75.69% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.9% cyan, 24.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 263.23°, with 100% saturation and 87.84% 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 13.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6011

Complementary

  1. #d9c1ff
  2. #e7ffc1

Split complementary

  1. #d9c1ff
  2. #fff8c1
  3. #c8ffc1

Analogous

  1. #c1c8ff
  2. #d9c1ff
  3. #f8c1ff

Triadic

  1. #d9c1ff
  2. #ffd9c1
  3. #c1ffd9

Tetradic

  1. #d9c1ff
  2. #ffc1e7
  3. #e7ffc1
  4. #c1ffd9

Square

  1. #d9c1ff
  2. #ffc1c8
  3. #e7ffc1
  4. #c1fff8

Monochromatic

  1. #7b28ff
  2. #aa74ff
  3. #d9c1ff
  4. #f2ebff
  5. #f2ebff

Shades

#d9c1ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9c1ff
  2. #c3aee6
  3. #ae9acc
  4. #9887b3
  5. #827499
  6. #6d6180
  7. #574d66
  8. #413a4d
  9. #2b2733
  10. #16131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9c1ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9c1ff
  2. #ddc7ff
  3. #e1cdff
  4. #e4d4ff
  5. #e8daff
  6. #ece0ff
  7. #f0e6ff
  8. #f4ecff
  9. #f7f3ff
  10. #fbf9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9c1ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9c1ff
  2. #d0bbf2
  3. #c7b4e6
  4. #beaed9
  5. #b5a7cc
  6. #ada1c0
  7. #a49ab3
  8. #9b94a6
  9. #928d99
  10. #89878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c7e2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5cbff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9cbfd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3cad6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c7fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5c6e8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9c1ff {
  color: #d9c1ff;
}
Background
.bg-d9c1ff {
  background-color: #d9c1ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9c1ff {
  border: 2px solid #d9c1ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9c1ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 193 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 100% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9c1ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9c1ff, #f8c1ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9c1ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 193 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.63 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.16 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.72 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.29 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.41 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.21 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 12.02 #263e00 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Mauve
#d9c1ff  rgb(217, 193, 255)  hsl(263, 100%, 88%)  Mauve
#e7ffc1  rgb(231, 255, 193)  hsl(83, 100%, 88%)  Tea Green
#ffd9c1  rgb(255, 217, 193)  hsl(23, 100%, 88%)  Unbleached Silk
#c1ffd9  rgb(193, 255, 217)  hsl(143, 100%, 88%)  Magic Mint