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#DFC2FF

#dfc2ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dfc2ff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 76.08% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.55% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 268.52°, with 100% saturation and 88.04% 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 13.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.27.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6149

Complementary

  1. #dfc2ff
  2. #e2ffc2

Split complementary

  1. #dfc2ff
  2. #fffdc2
  3. #c4ffc2

Analogous

  1. #c2c4ff
  2. #dfc2ff
  3. #fdc2ff

Triadic

  1. #dfc2ff
  2. #ffdfc2
  3. #c2ffdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfc2ff
  2. #ffc2e2
  3. #e2ffc2
  4. #c2ffdf

Square

  1. #dfc2ff
  2. #ffc2c4
  3. #e2ffc2
  4. #c2fffd

Monochromatic

  1. #8f29ff
  2. #b776ff
  3. #dfc2ff
  4. #f4ebff
  5. #f4ebff

Shades

#dfc2ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfc2ff
  2. #c9afe6
  3. #b29bcc
  4. #9c88b3
  5. #867499
  6. #706180
  7. #594e66
  8. #433a4d
  9. #2d2733
  10. #16131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfc2ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfc2ff
  2. #e2c8ff
  3. #e5ceff
  4. #e9d4ff
  5. #ecdaff
  6. #efe1ff
  7. #f2e7ff
  8. #f5edff
  9. #f9f3ff
  10. #fcf9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfc2ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfc2ff
  2. #d6bbf2
  3. #ccb5e6
  4. #c3aed9
  5. #b9a8cc
  6. #b0a1c0
  7. #a69ab3
  8. #9d94a6
  9. #938d99
  10. #8a878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5c9e3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7cdff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdcefd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbcad7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c8ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbc9fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcc7e8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfc2ff {
  color: #dfc2ff;
}
Background
.bg-dfc2ff {
  background-color: #dfc2ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfc2ff {
  border: 2px solid #dfc2ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfc2ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 194 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 100% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfc2ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfc2ff, #fdc2ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfc2ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 194 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.27 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.30 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.61 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.70 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.81 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.84 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.91 #203d00 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Mauve
#dfc2ff  rgb(223, 194, 255)  hsl(269, 100%, 88%)  Mauve
#e2ffc2  rgb(226, 255, 194)  hsl(89, 100%, 88%)  Tea Green
#ffdfc2  rgb(255, 223, 194)  hsl(29, 100%, 88%)  Peach Puff
#c2ffdf  rgb(194, 255, 223)  hsl(149, 100%, 88%)  Magic Mint