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#DAA6EF

#daa6ef ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#daa6ef is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 65.1% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.79% cyan, 30.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 282.74°, with 69.52% saturation and 79.41% 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 10.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.06.

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Relative luminance0.4841

Complementary

  1. #daa6ef
  2. #bbefa6

Split complementary

  1. #daa6ef
  2. #dfefa6
  3. #a6efb5

Analogous

  1. #b5a6ef
  2. #daa6ef
  3. #efa6df

Triadic

  1. #daa6ef
  2. #efdaa6
  3. #a6efda

Tetradic

  1. #daa6ef
  2. #efa6bb
  3. #bbefa6
  4. #a6efda

Square

  1. #daa6ef
  2. #efb5a6
  3. #bbefa6
  4. #a6dfef

Monochromatic

  1. #a326d6
  2. #bf65e3
  3. #daa6ef
  4. #f5e7fb
  5. #f8eefc

Shades

#daa6ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #daa6ef
  2. #c495d7
  3. #ae85bf
  4. #9974a7
  5. #83648f
  6. #6d5378
  7. #574260
  8. #413248
  9. #2c2130
  10. #161118
  11. #000000

Tints

#daa6ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #daa6ef
  2. #deaff1
  3. #e1b8f2
  4. #e5c1f4
  5. #e9caf5
  6. #edd3f7
  7. #f0dbf9
  8. #f4e4fa
  9. #f8edfc
  10. #fbf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#daa6ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #daa6ef
  2. #d1a2e4
  3. #c89ed9
  4. #bf9bce
  5. #b697c3
  6. #ad93b8
  7. #a48fac
  8. #9b8ba1
  9. #928896
  10. #89848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7b2d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9cb6f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7baed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9afc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8b0f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beb3ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #daabd5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-daa6ef {
  color: #daa6ef;
}
Background
.bg-daa6ef {
  background-color: #daa6ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-daa6ef {
  border: 2px solid #daa6ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #daa6ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 166 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 70% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-daa6ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #daa6ef, #efa6df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-daa6ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 166 239 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.06 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.86 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.17 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.43 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.19 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.52 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 11.73 #255910 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Mauve
#daa6ef  rgb(218, 166, 239)  hsl(283, 70%, 79%)  Mauve
#bbefa6  rgb(187, 239, 166)  hsl(103, 70%, 79%)  Granny Smith Apple
#efdaa6  rgb(239, 218, 166)  hsl(43, 70%, 79%)  Wheat
#a6efda  rgb(166, 239, 218)  hsl(163, 70%, 79%)  Magic Mint