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#DFB8ED

#dfb8ed ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dfb8ed is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 72.16% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.91% cyan, 22.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 284.15°, with 59.55% saturation and 82.55% 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 12.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.49.

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Relative luminance0.5608

Complementary

  1. #dfb8ed
  2. #c6edb8

Split complementary

  1. #dfb8ed
  2. #e1edb8
  3. #b8edc5

Analogous

  1. #c5b8ed
  2. #dfb8ed
  3. #edb8e1

Triadic

  1. #dfb8ed
  2. #eddfb8
  3. #b8eddf

Tetradic

  1. #dfb8ed
  2. #edb8c6
  3. #c6edb8
  4. #b8eddf

Square

  1. #dfb8ed
  2. #edc5b8
  3. #c6edb8
  4. #b8e1ed

Monochromatic

  1. #a83ece
  2. #c37bde
  3. #dfb8ed
  4. #f8effb
  5. #f8effb

Shades

#dfb8ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfb8ed
  2. #c9a6d5
  3. #b293be
  4. #9c81a6
  5. #866e8e
  6. #705c77
  7. #594a5f
  8. #433747
  9. #2d252f
  10. #161218
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfb8ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfb8ed
  2. #e2bfef
  3. #e5c6f1
  4. #e9cdf2
  5. #ecd4f4
  6. #efdcf6
  7. #f2e3f8
  8. #f5eafa
  9. #f9f1fb
  10. #fcf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfb8ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfb8ed
  2. #d6b2e2
  3. #ccadd7
  4. #c3a7cc
  5. #b9a2c1
  6. #b09cb7
  7. #a696ac
  8. #9d91a1
  9. #938b96
  10. #8a868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c0d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c3ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bac7eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfbeca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5bfee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cac1ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfbbd9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfb8ed {
  color: #dfb8ed;
}
Background
.bg-dfb8ed {
  background-color: #dfb8ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfb8ed {
  border: 2px solid #dfb8ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfb8ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 184 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 60% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfb8ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfb8ed, #edb8e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfb8ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 184 237 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.49 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.28 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.30 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.33 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.86 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.66 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.54 #204712 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dfb8ed  rgb(223, 184, 237)  hsl(284, 60%, 83%)  Mauve
#c6edb8  rgb(198, 237, 184)  hsl(104, 60%, 83%)  Tea Green
#eddfb8  rgb(237, 223, 184)  hsl(44, 60%, 83%)  Wheat
#b8eddf  rgb(184, 237, 223)  hsl(164, 60%, 83%)  Pale Turquoise