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#DBA5EF

#dba5ef ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dba5ef is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 64.71% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.37% cyan, 30.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 283.78°, with 69.81% saturation and 79.22% 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 10.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.482

Complementary

  1. #dba5ef
  2. #b9efa5

Split complementary

  1. #dba5ef
  2. #deefa5
  3. #a5efb6

Analogous

  1. #b6a5ef
  2. #dba5ef
  3. #efa5de

Triadic

  1. #dba5ef
  2. #efdba5
  3. #a5efdb

Tetradic

  1. #dba5ef
  2. #efa5b9
  3. #b9efa5
  4. #a5efdb

Square

  1. #dba5ef
  2. #efb6a5
  3. #b9efa5
  4. #a5deef

Monochromatic

  1. #a626d5
  2. #c164e3
  3. #dba5ef
  4. #f5e6fb
  5. #f8eefc

Shades

#dba5ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dba5ef
  2. #c595d7
  3. #af84bf
  4. #9974a7
  5. #83638f
  6. #6e5378
  7. #584260
  8. #423248
  9. #2c2130
  10. #161118
  11. #000000

Tints

#dba5ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dba5ef
  2. #dfaef1
  3. #e2b7f2
  4. #e6c0f4
  5. #e9c9f5
  6. #edd2f7
  7. #f1dbf9
  8. #f4e4fa
  9. #f8edfc
  10. #fbf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dba5ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dba5ef
  2. #d2a1e4
  3. #c99ed9
  4. #c09ace
  5. #b796c3
  6. #ae93b8
  7. #a48fac
  8. #9b8ba1
  9. #928796
  10. #89848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7b1d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9bb5f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7baed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbaec0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8aff1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beb2ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dbaad4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dba5ef {
  color: #dba5ef;
}
Background
.bg-dba5ef {
  background-color: #dba5ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dba5ef {
  border: 2px solid #dba5ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dba5ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 165 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 70% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dba5ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dba5ef, #efa5de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dba5ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 165 239 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.24 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.01 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.03 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.54 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.84 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 11.38 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.40 #245a10 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dba5ef  rgb(219, 165, 239)  hsl(284, 70%, 79%)  Mauve
#b9efa5  rgb(185, 239, 165)  hsl(104, 70%, 79%)  Granny Smith Apple
#efdba5  rgb(239, 219, 165)  hsl(44, 70%, 79%)  Vanilla
#a5efdb  rgb(165, 239, 219)  hsl(164, 70%, 79%)  Magic Mint