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#F9C8FE

#f9c8fe ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#f9c8fe is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 78.43% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.97% cyan, 21.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 294.44°, with 96.43% saturation and 89.02% 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 14.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 7.96.

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Relative luminance0.686

Complementary

  1. #f9c8fe
  2. #cdfec8

Split complementary

  1. #f9c8fe
  2. #e8fec8
  3. #c8fede

Analogous

  1. #dec8fe
  2. #f9c8fe
  3. #fec8e8

Triadic

  1. #f9c8fe
  2. #fef9c8
  3. #c8fef9

Tetradic

  1. #f9c8fe
  2. #fec8cd
  3. #cdfec8
  4. #c8fef9

Square

  1. #f9c8fe
  2. #fedec8
  3. #cdfec8
  4. #c8e8fe

Monochromatic

  1. #e932fb
  2. #f17dfd
  3. #f9c8fe
  4. #fdebff
  5. #fdebff

Shades

#f9c8fe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9c8fe
  2. #e0b4e5
  3. #c7a0cb
  4. #ae8cb2
  5. #957898
  6. #7d647f
  7. #645066
  8. #4b3c4c
  9. #322833
  10. #191419
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9c8fe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9c8fe
  2. #facefe
  3. #fad3fe
  4. #fbd9fe
  5. #fbdefe
  6. #fce4ff
  7. #fde9ff
  8. #fdefff
  9. #fef4ff
  10. #fefaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9c8fe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9c8fe
  2. #edc1f1
  3. #e1bae5
  4. #d5b2d8
  5. #c9abcc
  6. #bda4bf
  7. #b09db2
  8. #a496a6
  9. #988e99
  10. #8c878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6d2e8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4d4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cedafc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbcddb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbd0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1d3fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #facbea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9c8fe {
  color: #f9c8fe;
}
Background
.bg-f9c8fe {
  background-color: #f9c8fe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9c8fe {
  border: 2px solid #f9c8fe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9c8fe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 200 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 96% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9c8fe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9c8fe, #fec8e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9c8fe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 200 254 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.96 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.35 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.35 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.85 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.30 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 12.09 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 12.27 #063701 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Mauve
#f9c8fe  rgb(249, 200, 254)  hsl(294, 96%, 89%)  Mauve
#cdfec8  rgb(205, 254, 200)  hsl(114, 96%, 89%)  Tea Green
#fef9c8  rgb(254, 249, 200)  hsl(54, 96%, 89%)  Lemon Chiffon
#c8fef9  rgb(200, 254, 249)  hsl(174, 96%, 89%)  Celeste