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#DAAEF1

#daaef1 ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#daaef1 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 68.24% green and 94.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.54% cyan, 27.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 279.4°, with 70.53% saturation and 81.37% 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 2.54.

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Relative luminance0.5153

Complementary

  1. #daaef1
  2. #c5f1ae

Split complementary

  1. #daaef1
  2. #e7f1ae
  3. #aef1b8

Analogous

  1. #b8aef1
  2. #daaef1
  3. #f1aee7

Triadic

  1. #daaef1
  2. #f1daae
  3. #aef1da

Tetradic

  1. #daaef1
  2. #f1aec5
  3. #c5f1ae
  4. #aef1da

Square

  1. #daaef1
  2. #f1b8ae
  3. #c5f1ae
  4. #aee7f1

Monochromatic

  1. #9e2cda
  2. #bc6de6
  3. #daaef1
  4. #f7eefc
  5. #f7eefc

Shades

#daaef1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #daaef1
  2. #c49dd9
  3. #ae8bc1
  4. #997aa9
  5. #836891
  6. #6d5779
  7. #574660
  8. #413448
  9. #2c2330
  10. #161118
  11. #000000

Tints

#daaef1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #daaef1
  2. #deb6f2
  3. #e1bef4
  4. #e5c6f5
  5. #e9cef7
  6. #edd7f8
  7. #f0dff9
  8. #f4e7fb
  9. #f8effc
  10. #fbf7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#daaef1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #daaef1
  2. #d1a9e6
  3. #c8a5da
  4. #bfa0cf
  5. #b69cc4
  6. #ad97b9
  7. #a492ad
  8. #9b8ea2
  9. #928997
  10. #89858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cab8d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4bcf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aebfef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9b6c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb6f3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1b9f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9b3d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-daaef1 {
  color: #daaef1;
}
Background
.bg-daaef1 {
  background-color: #daaef1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-daaef1 {
  border: 2px solid #daaef1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #daaef1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 174 241;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 71% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-daaef1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #daaef1, #f1aee7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-daaef1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 174 241 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 2.54 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.35 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.15 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.17 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.01 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.24 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.37 #25510e Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Mauve
#daaef1  rgb(218, 174, 241)  hsl(279, 71%, 81%)  Mauve
#c5f1ae  rgb(197, 241, 174)  hsl(99, 71%, 81%)  Tea Green
#f1daae  rgb(241, 218, 174)  hsl(39, 71%, 81%)  Wheat
#aef1da  rgb(174, 241, 218)  hsl(159, 71%, 81%)  Magic Mint