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#DEC5FA

#dec5fa ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dec5fa 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, 77.25% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.2% cyan, 21.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 268.3°, with 84.13% saturation and 87.65% 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 13.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 6.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6236

Complementary

  1. #dec5fa
  2. #e1fac5

Split complementary

  1. #dec5fa
  2. #faf9c5
  3. #c7fac5

Analogous

  1. #c5c7fa
  2. #dec5fa
  3. #f9c5fa

Triadic

  1. #dec5fa
  2. #fadec5
  3. #c5fade

Tetradic

  1. #dec5fa
  2. #fac5e1
  3. #e1fac5
  4. #c5fade

Square

  1. #dec5fa
  2. #fac5c7
  3. #e1fac5
  4. #c5faf9

Monochromatic

  1. #8e38ee
  2. #b67ff4
  3. #dec5fa
  4. #f4ecfd
  5. #f4ecfd

Shades

#dec5fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec5fa
  2. #c8b1e1
  3. #b29ec8
  4. #9b8aaf
  5. #857696
  6. #6f637d
  7. #594f64
  8. #433b4b
  9. #2c2732
  10. #161419
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec5fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec5fa
  2. #e1cbfb
  3. #e5d1fb
  4. #e8d6fc
  5. #ebdcfc
  6. #efe2fd
  7. #f2e8fd
  8. #f5eefe
  9. #f8f3fe
  10. #fcf9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec5fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec5fa
  2. #d5beee
  3. #cbb7e2
  4. #c2b0d5
  5. #b8a9c9
  6. #afa3bd
  7. #a69cb1
  8. #9c95a5
  9. #938e98
  10. #89878c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cbe1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bccefc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1cff8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #daccd7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbcafb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdcbf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcc9e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec5fa {
  color: #dec5fa;
}
Background
.bg-dec5fa {
  background-color: #dec5fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec5fa {
  border: 2px solid #dec5fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec5fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 197 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 84% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec5fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec5fa, #f9c5fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec5fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 197 250 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.87 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.87 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.22 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.19 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.21 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.28 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.45 #213a05 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Mauve
#dec5fa  rgb(222, 197, 250)  hsl(268, 84%, 88%)  Mauve
#e1fac5  rgb(225, 250, 197)  hsl(88, 84%, 88%)  Tea Green
#fadec5  rgb(250, 222, 197)  hsl(28, 84%, 88%)  Bisque
#c5fade  rgb(197, 250, 222)  hsl(148, 84%, 88%)  Magic Mint