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#DD9FFD

#dd9ffd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dd9ffd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 62.35% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.65% cyan, 37.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 279.57°, with 95.92% saturation and 80.78% 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 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.23.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.4726

Complementary

  1. #dd9ffd
  2. #bffd9f

Split complementary

  1. #dd9ffd
  2. #eefd9f
  3. #9ffdae

Analogous

  1. #ae9ffd
  2. #dd9ffd
  3. #fd9fee

Triadic

  1. #dd9ffd
  2. #fddd9f
  3. #9ffddd

Tetradic

  1. #dd9ffd
  2. #fd9fbf
  3. #bffd9f
  4. #9ffddd

Square

  1. #dd9ffd
  2. #fdae9f
  3. #bffd9f
  4. #9feefd

Monochromatic

  1. #a809fa
  2. #c254fb
  3. #dd9ffd
  4. #f8eaff
  5. #f8ebff

Shades

#dd9ffd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd9ffd
  2. #c78fe4
  3. #b17fca
  4. #9b6fb1
  5. #855f98
  6. #6f507f
  7. #584065
  8. #42304c
  9. #2c2033
  10. #161019
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd9ffd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd9ffd
  2. #e0a9fd
  3. #e4b2fd
  4. #e7bcfe
  5. #ebc5fe
  6. #eecffe
  7. #f1d9fe
  8. #f5e2fe
  9. #f8ecff
  10. #fcf5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd9ffd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd9ffd
  2. #d49cf1
  3. #ca99e4
  4. #c196d8
  5. #b893cb
  6. #af90bf
  7. #a58cb2
  8. #9c89a6
  9. #938699
  10. #89838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7aed7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8fb3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eb9fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbacc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3acff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baaffb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dca7dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd9ffd {
  color: #dd9ffd;
}
Background
.bg-dd9ffd {
  background-color: #dd9ffd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd9ffd {
  border: 2px solid #dd9ffd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd9ffd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 159 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 96% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd9ffd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd9ffd, #fd9fee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd9ffd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 159 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.23 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.62 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.91 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.53 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.48 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.56 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.21 #226002 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dd9ffd  rgb(221, 159, 253)  hsl(280, 96%, 81%)  Mauve
#bffd9f  rgb(191, 253, 159)  hsl(100, 96%, 81%)  Pale Green
#fddd9f  rgb(253, 221, 159)  hsl(40, 96%, 81%)  Navajo White
#9ffddd  rgb(159, 253, 221)  hsl(160, 96%, 81%)  Magic Mint