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#DCC3FF

#dcc3ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dcc3ff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 76.47% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.73% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 265°, with 100% saturation and 88.24% 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 13.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.87.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6147

Complementary

  1. #dcc3ff
  2. #e6ffc3

Split complementary

  1. #dcc3ff
  2. #fffac3
  3. #c8ffc3

Analogous

  1. #c3c8ff
  2. #dcc3ff
  3. #fac3ff

Triadic

  1. #dcc3ff
  2. #ffdcc3
  3. #c3ffdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcc3ff
  2. #ffc3e6
  3. #e6ffc3
  4. #c3ffdc

Square

  1. #dcc3ff
  2. #ffc3c8
  3. #e6ffc3
  4. #c3fffa

Monochromatic

  1. #832aff
  2. #af77ff
  3. #dcc3ff
  4. #f3ebff
  5. #f3ebff

Shades

#dcc3ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcc3ff
  2. #c6b0e6
  3. #b09ccc
  4. #9a89b3
  5. #847599
  6. #6e6280
  7. #584e66
  8. #423b4d
  9. #2c2733
  10. #16141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcc3ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcc3ff
  2. #e0c9ff
  3. #e3cfff
  4. #e7d5ff
  5. #eadbff
  6. #eee1ff
  7. #f1e7ff
  8. #f5edff
  9. #f8f3ff
  10. #fcf9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcc3ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcc3ff
  2. #d3bcf2
  3. #cab6e6
  4. #c0afd9
  5. #b7a8cc
  6. #aea2c0
  7. #a59bb3
  8. #9c94a6
  9. #928d99
  10. #89878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4c9e3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8cdff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bccefd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7cbd8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7c9ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cac9fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9c8e8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcc3ff {
  color: #dcc3ff;
}
Background
.bg-dcc3ff {
  background-color: #dcc3ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcc3ff {
  border: 2px solid #dcc3ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcc3ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 195 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 100% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcc3ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcc3ff, #fac3ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcc3ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 195 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.87 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.39 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.96 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.81 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.38 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.13 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.61 #233c00 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Mauve
#dcc3ff  rgb(220, 195, 255)  hsl(265, 100%, 88%)  Mauve
#e6ffc3  rgb(230, 255, 195)  hsl(85, 100%, 88%)  Tea Green
#ffdcc3  rgb(255, 220, 195)  hsl(25, 100%, 88%)  Unbleached Silk
#c3ffdc  rgb(195, 255, 220)  hsl(145, 100%, 88%)  Magic Mint