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#DCAFF1

#dcaff1 ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dcaff1 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 68.63% green and 94.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.71% cyan, 27.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 280.91°, with 70.21% saturation and 81.57% 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 11.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 2.7.

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Relative luminance0.5223

Complementary

  1. #dcaff1
  2. #c4f1af

Split complementary

  1. #dcaff1
  2. #e5f1af
  3. #aff1bb

Analogous

  1. #bbaff1
  2. #dcaff1
  3. #f1afe5

Triadic

  1. #dcaff1
  2. #f1dcaf
  3. #aff1dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcaff1
  2. #f1afc4
  3. #c4f1af
  4. #aff1dc

Square

  1. #dcaff1
  2. #f1bbaf
  3. #c4f1af
  4. #afe5f1

Monochromatic

  1. #a32dda
  2. #c06ee6
  3. #dcaff1
  4. #f7eefc
  5. #f7eefc

Shades

#dcaff1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcaff1
  2. #c69ed9
  3. #b08cc1
  4. #9a7ba9
  5. #846991
  6. #6e5879
  7. #584660
  8. #423548
  9. #2c2330
  10. #161218
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcaff1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcaff1
  2. #e0b7f2
  3. #e3bff4
  4. #e7c7f5
  5. #eacff7
  6. #eed7f8
  7. #f1dff9
  8. #f5e7fb
  9. #f8effc
  10. #fcf7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcaff1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcaff1
  2. #d3aae6
  3. #caa6da
  4. #c0a1cf
  5. #b79cc4
  6. #ae98b9
  7. #a593ad
  8. #9c8ea2
  9. #928997
  10. #89858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbb9d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6bdf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afc1ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbb7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #beb7f3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3baf0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dbb4d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcaff1 {
  color: #dcaff1;
}
Background
.bg-dcaff1 {
  background-color: #dcaff1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcaff1 {
  border: 2px solid #dcaff1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcaff1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 175 241;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 70% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcaff1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcaff1, #f1afe5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcaff1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 175 241 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 2.70 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.58 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.01 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.09 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.76 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.31 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.49 #23500e Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Mauve
#dcaff1  rgb(220, 175, 241)  hsl(281, 70%, 82%)  Mauve
#c4f1af  rgb(196, 241, 175)  hsl(101, 70%, 82%)  Tea Green
#f1dcaf  rgb(241, 220, 175)  hsl(41, 70%, 82%)  Wheat
#aff1dc  rgb(175, 241, 220)  hsl(161, 70%, 82%)  Magic Mint