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#DEC4FA

#dec4fa ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dec4fa 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, 76.86% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.2% cyan, 21.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 268.89°, with 84.38% saturation and 87.45% 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 13.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 6.54.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6191

Complementary

  1. #dec4fa
  2. #e0fac4

Split complementary

  1. #dec4fa
  2. #faf9c4
  3. #c5fac4

Analogous

  1. #c4c5fa
  2. #dec4fa
  3. #f9c4fa

Triadic

  1. #dec4fa
  2. #fadec4
  3. #c4fade

Tetradic

  1. #dec4fa
  2. #fac4e0
  3. #e0fac4
  4. #c4fade

Square

  1. #dec4fa
  2. #fac4c5
  3. #e0fac4
  4. #c4faf9

Monochromatic

  1. #8f37ee
  2. #b77df4
  3. #dec4fa
  4. #f4ecfd
  5. #f4ecfd

Shades

#dec4fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec4fa
  2. #c8b0e1
  3. #b29dc8
  4. #9b89af
  5. #857696
  6. #6f627d
  7. #594e64
  8. #433b4b
  9. #2c2732
  10. #161419
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec4fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec4fa
  2. #e1cafb
  3. #e5d0fb
  4. #e8d6fc
  5. #ebdcfc
  6. #efe2fd
  7. #f2e7fd
  8. #f5edfe
  9. #f8f3fe
  10. #fcf9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec4fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec4fa
  2. #d5bdee
  3. #cbb6e2
  4. #c2b0d5
  5. #b8a9c9
  6. #afa2bd
  7. #a69bb1
  8. #9c94a5
  9. #938e98
  10. #89878c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cae1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbcdfc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0cff8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dacbd6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cacafb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdcaf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcc8e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec4fa {
  color: #dec4fa;
}
Background
.bg-dec4fa {
  background-color: #dec4fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec4fa {
  border: 2px solid #dec4fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec4fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 196 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 84% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec4fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec4fa, #f9c4fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec4fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 196 250 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.54 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.04 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.37 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.94 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.01 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.33 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.46 #213b05 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Mauve
#dec4fa  rgb(222, 196, 250)  hsl(269, 84%, 87%)  Mauve
#e0fac4  rgb(224, 250, 196)  hsl(89, 84%, 87%)  Tea Green
#fadec4  rgb(250, 222, 196)  hsl(29, 84%, 87%)  Bisque
#c4fade  rgb(196, 250, 222)  hsl(149, 84%, 87%)  Magic Mint