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#DDBCFF

#ddbcff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#ddbcff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 73.73% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.33% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 269.55°, with 100% saturation and 86.86% 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 12.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5856

Complementary

  1. #ddbcff
  2. #deffbc

Split complementary

  1. #ddbcff
  2. #fffebc
  3. #bcffbc

Analogous

  1. #bcbcff
  2. #ddbcff
  3. #febcff

Triadic

  1. #ddbcff
  2. #ffddbc
  3. #bcffdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbcff
  2. #ffbcde
  3. #deffbc
  4. #bcffdd

Square

  1. #ddbcff
  2. #ffbcbc
  3. #deffbc
  4. #bcfffe

Monochromatic

  1. #8f23ff
  2. #b66fff
  3. #ddbcff
  4. #f5ebff
  5. #f5ebff

Shades

#ddbcff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbcff
  2. #c7a9e6
  3. #b196cc
  4. #9b84b3
  5. #857199
  6. #6f5e80
  7. #584b66
  8. #42384d
  9. #2c2633
  10. #16131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbcff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbcff
  2. #e0c3ff
  3. #e4c9ff
  4. #e7d0ff
  5. #ebd7ff
  6. #eedeff
  7. #f1e4ff
  8. #f5ebff
  9. #f8f2ff
  10. #fcf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbcff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbcff
  2. #d4b6f2
  3. #cab0e6
  4. #c1aad9
  5. #b8a4cc
  6. #af9ec0
  7. #a598b3
  8. #9c92a6
  9. #938c99
  10. #89868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c4e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0c8ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6cafd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9c5d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c3ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c4fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dac2e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbcff {
  color: #ddbcff;
}
Background
.bg-ddbcff {
  background-color: #ddbcff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbcff {
  border: 2px solid #ddbcff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbcff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 188 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbcff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbcff, #febcff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbcff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 188 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.64 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.56 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.15 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.78 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.63 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.86 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 13.17 #224300 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Mauve
#ddbcff  rgb(221, 188, 255)  hsl(270, 100%, 87%)  Mauve
#deffbc  rgb(222, 255, 188)  hsl(90, 100%, 87%)  Tea Green
#ffddbc  rgb(255, 221, 188)  hsl(30, 100%, 87%)  Peach Puff
#bcffdd  rgb(188, 255, 221)  hsl(150, 100%, 87%)  Magic Mint