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#FAAAFD

#faaafd ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#faaafd is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 66.67% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.19% cyan, 32.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 297.83°, with 95.4% saturation and 82.94% 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 12.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.74.

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Web safe#ff99ff
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Relative luminance0.5617

Complementary

  1. #faaafd
  2. #adfdaa

Split complementary

  1. #faaafd
  2. #d6fdaa
  3. #aafdd0

Analogous

  1. #d0aafd
  2. #faaafd
  3. #fdaad6

Triadic

  1. #faaafd
  2. #fdfaaa
  3. #aafdfa

Tetradic

  1. #faaafd
  2. #fdaaad
  3. #adfdaa
  4. #aafdfa

Square

  1. #faaafd
  2. #fdd0aa
  3. #adfdaa
  4. #aad6fd

Monochromatic

  1. #f115f9
  2. #f65ffb
  3. #faaafd
  4. #feebff
  5. #feebff

Shades

#faaafd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faaafd
  2. #e199e4
  3. #c888ca
  4. #af77b1
  5. #966698
  6. #7d557f
  7. #644465
  8. #4b334c
  9. #322233
  10. #191119
  11. #000000

Tints

#faaafd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faaafd
  2. #fbb3fd
  3. #fbbbfd
  4. #fcc4fe
  5. #fcccfe
  6. #fdd5fe
  7. #fdddfe
  8. #fee6fe
  9. #feeeff
  10. #fff7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faaafd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faaafd
  2. #eea6f1
  3. #e2a2e4
  4. #d59dd8
  5. #c999cb
  6. #bd95bf
  7. #b191b2
  8. #a58da6
  9. #988899
  10. #8c848d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddbbde ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3bfff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7c9fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #feb2c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccb7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5bdfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fdafdf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faaafd {
  color: #faaafd;
}
Background
.bg-faaafd {
  background-color: #faaafd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faaafd {
  border: 2px solid #faaafd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faaafd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 170 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 95% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faaafd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faaafd, #fdaad6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faaafd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 170 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.74 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.08 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.55 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.89 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 10.15 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.63 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 12.10 #055502 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Mauve
#faaafd  rgb(250, 170, 253)  hsl(298, 95%, 83%)  Mauve
#adfdaa  rgb(173, 253, 170)  hsl(118, 95%, 83%)  Pale Green
#fdfaaa  rgb(253, 250, 170)  hsl(58, 95%, 83%)  Pastel Yellow
#aafdfa  rgb(170, 253, 250)  hsl(178, 95%, 83%)  Celeste