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#DAB9FF

#dab9ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dab9ff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 72.55% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.51% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 268.29°, with 100% saturation and 86.27% 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 12.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5682

Complementary

  1. #dab9ff
  2. #deffb9

Split complementary

  1. #dab9ff
  2. #fffdb9
  3. #bbffb9

Analogous

  1. #b9bbff
  2. #dab9ff
  3. #fdb9ff

Triadic

  1. #dab9ff
  2. #ffdab9
  3. #b9ffda

Tetradic

  1. #dab9ff
  2. #ffb9de
  3. #deffb9
  4. #b9ffda

Square

  1. #dab9ff
  2. #ffb9bb
  3. #deffb9
  4. #b9fffd

Monochromatic

  1. #8920ff
  2. #b26cff
  3. #dab9ff
  4. #f4ebff
  5. #f4ebff

Shades

#dab9ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dab9ff
  2. #c4a7e6
  3. #ae94cc
  4. #9982b3
  5. #836f99
  6. #6d5d80
  7. #574a66
  8. #41384d
  9. #2c2533
  10. #16131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dab9ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dab9ff
  2. #dec0ff
  3. #e1c7ff
  4. #e5ceff
  5. #e9d5ff
  6. #eddcff
  7. #f0e3ff
  8. #f4eaff
  9. #f8f1ff
  10. #fbf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dab9ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dab9ff
  2. #d1b3f2
  3. #c8aee6
  4. #bfa8d9
  5. #b6a2cc
  6. #ad9dc0
  7. #a497b3
  8. #9b91a6
  9. #928b99
  10. #89868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc1df ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acc5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2c7fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5c3d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c1fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7bfe5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dab9ff {
  color: #dab9ff;
}
Background
.bg-dab9ff {
  background-color: #dab9ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dab9ff {
  border: 2px solid #dab9ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dab9ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 185 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 100% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dab9ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dab9ff, #fdb9ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dab9ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 185 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.17 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.20 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.28 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.70 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.72 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.49 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 13.36 #254600 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dab9ff  rgb(218, 185, 255)  hsl(268, 100%, 86%)  Mauve
#deffb9  rgb(222, 255, 185)  hsl(88, 100%, 86%)  Tea Green
#ffdab9  rgb(255, 218, 185)  hsl(28, 100%, 86%)  Peach Puff
#b9ffda  rgb(185, 255, 218)  hsl(148, 100%, 86%)  Magic Mint