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#DEB9F1

#deb9f1 ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#deb9f1 is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 72.55% green and 94.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.88% cyan, 23.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 279.64°, with 66.67% saturation and 83.53% 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 12.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.5658

Complementary

  1. #deb9f1
  2. #ccf1b9

Split complementary

  1. #deb9f1
  2. #e8f1b9
  3. #b9f1c2

Analogous

  1. #c2b9f1
  2. #deb9f1
  3. #f1b9e8

Triadic

  1. #deb9f1
  2. #f1deb9
  3. #b9f1de

Tetradic

  1. #deb9f1
  2. #f1b9cc
  3. #ccf1b9
  4. #b9f1de

Square

  1. #deb9f1
  2. #f1c2b9
  3. #ccf1b9
  4. #b9e8f1

Monochromatic

  1. #a239d8
  2. #c079e4
  3. #deb9f1
  4. #f7eefc
  5. #f7eefc

Shades

#deb9f1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #deb9f1
  2. #c8a7d9
  3. #b294c1
  4. #9b82a9
  5. #856f91
  6. #6f5d79
  7. #594a60
  8. #433848
  9. #2c2530
  10. #161318
  11. #000000

Tints

#deb9f1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #deb9f1
  2. #e1c0f2
  3. #e5c7f4
  4. #e8cef5
  5. #ebd5f7
  6. #efdcf8
  7. #f2e3f9
  8. #f5eafb
  9. #f8f1fc
  10. #fcf8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#deb9f1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #deb9f1
  2. #d5b3e6
  3. #cbaeda
  4. #c2a8cf
  5. #b8a2c4
  6. #af9db9
  7. #a697ad
  8. #9c91a2
  9. #938b97
  10. #89868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c1d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1c4f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9c7ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddc0cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c0f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9c2f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddbddc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-deb9f1 {
  color: #deb9f1;
}
Background
.bg-deb9f1 {
  background-color: #deb9f1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-deb9f1 {
  border: 2px solid #deb9f1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #deb9f1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 185 241;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 67% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-deb9f1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #deb9f1, #f1b9e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-deb9f1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 185 241 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.81 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.35 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.78 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.02 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.44 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.88 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.76 #21460e Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Mauve
#deb9f1  rgb(222, 185, 241)  hsl(280, 67%, 84%)  Mauve
#ccf1b9  rgb(204, 241, 185)  hsl(100, 67%, 84%)  Tea Green
#f1deb9  rgb(241, 222, 185)  hsl(40, 67%, 84%)  Wheat
#b9f1de  rgb(185, 241, 222)  hsl(160, 67%, 84%)  Magic Mint