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#DAB4EB

#dab4eb ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dab4eb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 70.59% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.23% cyan, 23.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 281.45°, with 57.89% saturation and 81.37% 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 11.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.9.

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Relative luminance0.5355

Complementary

  1. #dab4eb
  2. #c5ebb4

Split complementary

  1. #dab4eb
  2. #e0ebb4
  3. #b4ebbe

Analogous

  1. #beb4eb
  2. #dab4eb
  3. #ebb4e0

Triadic

  1. #dab4eb
  2. #ebdab4
  3. #b4ebda

Tetradic

  1. #dab4eb
  2. #ebb4c5
  3. #c5ebb4
  4. #b4ebda

Square

  1. #dab4eb
  2. #ebbeb4
  3. #c5ebb4
  4. #b4e0eb

Monochromatic

  1. #9e3bcb
  2. #bc78db
  3. #dab4eb
  4. #f7effb
  5. #f7effb

Shades

#dab4eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dab4eb
  2. #c4a2d4
  3. #ae90bc
  4. #997ea5
  5. #836c8d
  6. #6d5a76
  7. #57485e
  8. #413647
  9. #2c242f
  10. #161218
  11. #000000

Tints

#dab4eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dab4eb
  2. #debced
  3. #e1c3ef
  4. #e5cbf1
  5. #e9d2f3
  6. #eddaf5
  7. #f0e1f7
  8. #f4e9f9
  9. #f8f0fb
  10. #fbf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dab4eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dab4eb
  2. #d1afe0
  3. #c8aad6
  4. #bfa4cb
  5. #b69fc0
  6. #ad9ab6
  7. #a495ab
  8. #9b90a0
  9. #928a95
  10. #89858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccbcd3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adbfed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c3e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9bac7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1bbec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5bdea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dab8d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dab4eb {
  color: #dab4eb;
}
Background
.bg-dab4eb {
  background-color: #dab4eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dab4eb {
  border: 2px solid #dab4eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dab4eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 180 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 58% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dab4eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dab4eb, #ebb4e0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dab4eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 180 235 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.90 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.18 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.76 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.88 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.40 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.58 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.92 #254b14 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dab4eb  rgb(218, 180, 235)  hsl(281, 58%, 81%)  Mauve
#c5ebb4  rgb(197, 235, 180)  hsl(101, 58%, 81%)  Tea Green
#ebdab4  rgb(235, 218, 180)  hsl(41, 58%, 81%)  Wheat
#b4ebda  rgb(180, 235, 218)  hsl(161, 58%, 81%)  Magic Mint