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#DC9DFB

#dc9dfb ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dc9dfb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 61.57% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.35% cyan, 37.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 280.21°, with 92.16% saturation and 80% 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 10.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.64.

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Relative luminance0.4629

Complementary

  1. #dc9dfb
  2. #bcfb9d

Split complementary

  1. #dc9dfb
  2. #ebfb9d
  3. #9dfbad

Analogous

  1. #ad9dfb
  2. #dc9dfb
  3. #fb9deb

Triadic

  1. #dc9dfb
  2. #fbdc9d
  3. #9dfbdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc9dfb
  2. #fb9dbc
  3. #bcfb9d
  4. #9dfbdc

Square

  1. #dc9dfb
  2. #fbad9d
  3. #bcfb9d
  4. #9debfb

Monochromatic

  1. #a70af5
  2. #c253f8
  3. #dc9dfb
  4. #f6e6fe
  5. #f8ebfe

Shades

#dc9dfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc9dfb
  2. #c68de2
  3. #b07ec9
  4. #9a6eb0
  5. #845e97
  6. #6e4f7e
  7. #583f64
  8. #422f4b
  9. #2c1f32
  10. #161019
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc9dfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc9dfb
  2. #e0a7fb
  3. #e3b1fc
  4. #e7bafc
  5. #eac4fd
  6. #eecefd
  7. #f1d8fd
  8. #f5e2fe
  9. #f8ebfe
  10. #fcf5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc9dfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc9dfb
  2. #d39aef
  3. #ca97e2
  4. #c094d6
  5. #b791ca
  6. #ae8fbe
  7. #a58cb1
  8. #9c89a5
  9. #928699
  10. #89838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6acd5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8db2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9cb7f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #daaac0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2aafd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9adf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dba5da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc9dfb {
  color: #dc9dfb;
}
Background
.bg-dc9dfb {
  background-color: #dc9dfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc9dfb {
  border: 2px solid #dc9dfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc9dfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 157 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 92% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc9dfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc9dfb, #fb9deb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc9dfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 157 251 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.64 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.51 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.80 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.15 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.17 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.19 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.78 #236204 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dc9dfb  rgb(220, 157, 251)  hsl(280, 92%, 80%)  Mauve
#bcfb9d  rgb(188, 251, 157)  hsl(100, 92%, 80%)  Pale Green
#fbdc9d  rgb(251, 220, 157)  hsl(40, 92%, 80%)  Navajo White
#9dfbdc  rgb(157, 251, 220)  hsl(160, 92%, 80%)  Magic Mint