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#DBA4F8

#dba4f8 ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dba4f8 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 64.31% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.69% cyan, 33.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 279.29°, with 85.71% saturation and 80.78% 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 10.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 2.84.

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Relative luminance0.4839

Complementary

  1. #dba4f8
  2. #c1f8a4

Split complementary

  1. #dba4f8
  2. #ebf8a4
  3. #a4f8b1

Analogous

  1. #b1a4f8
  2. #dba4f8
  3. #f8a4eb

Triadic

  1. #dba4f8
  2. #f8dba4
  3. #a4f8db

Tetradic

  1. #dba4f8
  2. #f8a4c1
  3. #c1f8a4
  4. #a4f8db

Square

  1. #dba4f8
  2. #f8b1a4
  3. #c1f8a4
  4. #a4ebf8

Monochromatic

  1. #a316ed
  2. #bf5df3
  3. #dba4f8
  4. #f7ebfd
  5. #f8ecfe

Shades

#dba4f8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dba4f8
  2. #c594df
  3. #af83c6
  4. #9973ae
  5. #836295
  6. #6e527c
  7. #584263
  8. #42314a
  9. #2c2132
  10. #161019
  11. #000000

Tints

#dba4f8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dba4f8
  2. #dfadf9
  3. #e2b6f9
  4. #e6bffa
  5. #e9c8fb
  6. #edd2fc
  7. #f1dbfc
  8. #f4e4fd
  9. #f8edfe
  10. #fbf6fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dba4f8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dba4f8
  2. #d2a0ec
  3. #c99de0
  4. #c099d4
  5. #b796c8
  6. #ae92bc
  7. #a48eb0
  8. #9b8ba4
  9. #928798
  10. #89848c
  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 #c7b1d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96b6fb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3baf5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9afc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6affa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcb2f6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #daabda ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dba4f8 {
  color: #dba4f8;
}
Background
.bg-dba4f8 {
  background-color: #dba4f8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dba4f8 {
  border: 2px solid #dba4f8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dba4f8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 164 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 86% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dba4f8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dba4f8, #f8a4eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dba4f8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 164 248 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 2.84 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.32 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.86 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.62 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.32 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 10.83 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.89 #245b07 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dba4f8  rgb(219, 164, 248)  hsl(279, 86%, 81%)  Mauve
#c1f8a4  rgb(193, 248, 164)  hsl(99, 86%, 81%)  Granny Smith Apple
#f8dba4  rgb(248, 219, 164)  hsl(39, 86%, 81%)  Navajo White
#a4f8db  rgb(164, 248, 219)  hsl(159, 86%, 81%)  Magic Mint