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#DDAEED

#ddaeed ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ddaeed is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 68.24% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.75% cyan, 26.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 284.76°, with 63.64% saturation and 80.59% 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 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.57.

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Relative luminance0.5176

Complementary

  1. #ddaeed
  2. #beedae

Split complementary

  1. #ddaeed
  2. #deedae
  3. #aeedbe

Analogous

  1. #beaeed
  2. #ddaeed
  3. #edaede

Triadic

  1. #ddaeed
  2. #edddae
  3. #aeeddd

Tetradic

  1. #ddaeed
  2. #edaebe
  3. #beedae
  4. #aeeddd

Square

  1. #ddaeed
  2. #edbeae
  3. #beedae
  4. #aedeed

Monochromatic

  1. #a831d1
  2. #c36fdf
  3. #ddaeed
  4. #f7edfb
  5. #f8eefb

Shades

#ddaeed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddaeed
  2. #c79dd5
  3. #b18bbe
  4. #9b7aa6
  5. #85688e
  6. #6f5777
  7. #58465f
  8. #423447
  9. #2c232f
  10. #161118
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddaeed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddaeed
  2. #e0b6ef
  3. #e4bef1
  4. #e7c6f2
  5. #ebcef4
  6. #eed7f6
  7. #f1dff8
  8. #f5e7fa
  9. #f8effb
  10. #fcf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddaeed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddaeed
  2. #d4a9e2
  3. #caa5d7
  4. #c1a0cc
  5. #b89cc1
  6. #af97b7
  7. #a592ac
  8. #9c8ea1
  9. #938996
  10. #89858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbb8d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6bbf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0c0eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb5c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfb6ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4b9ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddb2d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddaeed {
  color: #ddaeed;
}
Background
.bg-ddaeed {
  background-color: #ddaeed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddaeed {
  border: 2px solid #ddaeed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddaeed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 174 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 64% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddaeed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddaeed, #edaede);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddaeed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 174 237 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.57 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.22 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.37 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.38 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.30 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.12 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 12.14 #225112 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Mauve
#ddaeed  rgb(221, 174, 237)  hsl(285, 64%, 81%)  Mauve
#beedae  rgb(190, 237, 174)  hsl(105, 64%, 81%)  Granny Smith Apple
#edddae  rgb(237, 221, 174)  hsl(45, 64%, 81%)  Wheat
#aeeddd  rgb(174, 237, 221)  hsl(165, 64%, 81%)  Magic Mint