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#DF9EF2

#df9ef2 ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#df9ef2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 61.96% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.85% cyan, 34.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 286.43°, with 76.36% saturation and 78.43% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 10.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.54.

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Relative luminance0.4655

Complementary

  1. #df9ef2
  2. #b1f29e

Split complementary

  1. #df9ef2
  2. #dbf29e
  3. #9ef2b5

Analogous

  1. #b59ef2
  2. #df9ef2
  3. #f29edb

Triadic

  1. #df9ef2
  2. #f2df9e
  3. #9ef2df

Tetradic

  1. #df9ef2
  2. #f29eb1
  3. #b1f29e
  4. #9ef2df

Square

  1. #df9ef2
  2. #f2b59e
  3. #b1f29e
  4. #9edbf2

Monochromatic

  1. #af1dda
  2. #c95be9
  3. #df9ef2
  4. #f5e1fb
  5. #f9edfd

Shades

#df9ef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df9ef2
  2. #c98eda
  3. #b27ec2
  4. #9c6fa9
  5. #865f91
  6. #704f79
  7. #593f61
  8. #432f49
  9. #2d2030
  10. #161018
  11. #000000

Tints

#df9ef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df9ef2
  2. #e2a8f3
  3. #e5b1f5
  4. #e9bbf6
  5. #ecc5f7
  6. #efcff9
  7. #f2d8fa
  8. #f5e2fb
  9. #f9ecfc
  10. #fcf5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df9ef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df9ef2
  2. #d69be7
  3. #cc98db
  4. #c395d0
  5. #b992c4
  6. #b08fb9
  7. #a68cae
  8. #9d89a2
  9. #938697
  10. #8a838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8add1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93b1f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2b8ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfa8bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6aaf4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beaef0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfa4d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df9ef2 {
  color: #df9ef2;
}
Background
.bg-df9ef2 {
  background-color: #df9ef2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-df9ef2 {
  border: 2px solid #df9ef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df9ef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 158 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 76% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df9ef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df9ef2, #f29edb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df9ef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 158 242 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.54 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.72 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.43 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.74 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.24 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.98 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.05 #20610d Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Mauve
#df9ef2  rgb(223, 158, 242)  hsl(286, 76%, 78%)  Mauve
#b1f29e  rgb(177, 242, 158)  hsl(106, 76%, 78%)  Granny Smith Apple
#f2df9e  rgb(242, 223, 158)  hsl(46, 76%, 78%)  Vanilla
#9ef2df  rgb(158, 242, 223)  hsl(166, 76%, 78%)  Magic Mint