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#DC98FE

#dc98fe ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dc98fe is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 59.61% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.39% cyan, 40.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 98.08% saturation and 79.61% 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 9.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.98.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.4483

Complementary

  1. #dc98fe
  2. #bafe98

Split complementary

  1. #dc98fe
  2. #edfe98
  3. #98fea9

Analogous

  1. #a998fe
  2. #dc98fe
  3. #fe98ed

Triadic

  1. #dc98fe
  2. #fedc98
  3. #98fedc

Tetradic

  1. #dc98fe
  2. #fe98ba
  3. #bafe98
  4. #98fedc

Square

  1. #dc98fe
  2. #fea998
  3. #bafe98
  4. #98edfe

Monochromatic

  1. #a802fb
  2. #c24cfd
  3. #dc98fe
  4. #f6e4ff
  5. #f8ebff

Shades

#dc98fe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc98fe
  2. #c689e5
  3. #b07acb
  4. #9a6ab2
  5. #845b98
  6. #6e4c7f
  7. #583d66
  8. #422e4c
  9. #2c1e33
  10. #160f19
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc98fe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc98fe
  2. #e0a2fe
  3. #e3adfe
  4. #e7b7fe
  5. #eac1fe
  6. #eeccff
  7. #f1d6ff
  8. #f5e0ff
  9. #f8eaff
  10. #fcf5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc98fe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc98fe
  2. #d396f1
  3. #ca93e5
  4. #c091d8
  5. #b78ecc
  6. #ae8cbf
  7. #a58ab2
  8. #9c87a6
  9. #928599
  10. #89828d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5a9d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85afff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96b4fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9a6bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa6ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6aafc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #daa1db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc98fe {
  color: #dc98fe;
}
Background
.bg-dc98fe {
  background-color: #dc98fe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc98fe {
  border: 2px solid #dc98fe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc98fe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 152 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 98% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc98fe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc98fe, #fe98ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc98fe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 152 254 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.98 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.50 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.58 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.84 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.85 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.29 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.13 #236701 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dc98fe  rgb(220, 152, 254)  hsl(280, 98%, 80%)  Mauve
#bafe98  rgb(186, 254, 152)  hsl(100, 98%, 80%)  Mint Green
#fedc98  rgb(254, 220, 152)  hsl(40, 98%, 80%)  Navajo White
#98fedc  rgb(152, 254, 220)  hsl(160, 98%, 80%)  Aquamarine