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#DFA1FA

#dfa1fa ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dfa1fa is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 63.14% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.8% cyan, 35.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 281.8°, with 89.9% saturation and 80.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 10.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.4808

Complementary

  1. #dfa1fa
  2. #bcfaa1

Split complementary

  1. #dfa1fa
  2. #e8faa1
  3. #a1fab3

Analogous

  1. #b3a1fa
  2. #dfa1fa
  3. #faa1e8

Triadic

  1. #dfa1fa
  2. #fadfa1
  3. #a1fadf

Tetradic

  1. #dfa1fa
  2. #faa1bc
  3. #bcfaa1
  4. #a1fadf

Square

  1. #dfa1fa
  2. #fab3a1
  3. #bcfaa1
  4. #a1e8fa

Monochromatic

  1. #ae10f2
  2. #c658f6
  3. #dfa1fa
  4. #f8eafe
  5. #f8ecfe

Shades

#dfa1fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfa1fa
  2. #c991e1
  3. #b281c8
  4. #9c71af
  5. #866196
  6. #70517d
  7. #594064
  8. #43304b
  9. #2d2032
  10. #161019
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfa1fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfa1fa
  2. #e2aafb
  3. #e5b4fb
  4. #e9bdfc
  5. #ecc7fc
  6. #efd0fd
  7. #f2d9fd
  8. #f5e3fe
  9. #f9ecfe
  10. #fcf6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfa1fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfa1fa
  2. #d69eee
  3. #cc9ae2
  4. #c397d5
  5. #b994c9
  6. #b091bd
  7. #a68db1
  8. #9d8aa5
  9. #938798
  10. #8a838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9afd6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93b5fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2baf7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #deacc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6adfc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdb1f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dea8db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfa1fa {
  color: #dfa1fa;
}
Background
.bg-dfa1fa {
  background-color: #dfa1fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfa1fa {
  border: 2px solid #dfa1fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfa1fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 161 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 90% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfa1fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfa1fa, #faa1e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfa1fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 161 250 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.68 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.02 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.08 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.56 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.68 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.20 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.72 #205e05 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dfa1fa  rgb(223, 161, 250)  hsl(282, 90%, 81%)  Mauve
#bcfaa1  rgb(188, 250, 161)  hsl(102, 90%, 81%)  Pale Green
#fadfa1  rgb(250, 223, 161)  hsl(42, 90%, 81%)  Peach
#a1fadf  rgb(161, 250, 223)  hsl(162, 90%, 81%)  Magic Mint