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#fcaaff ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#fcaaff is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 66.67% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.18% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 297.88°, with 100% saturation and 83.33% 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 12.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.94.

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Web safe#ff99ff
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Relative luminance0.5666

Complementary

  1. #fcaaff
  2. #adffaa

Split complementary

  1. #fcaaff
  2. #d7ffaa
  3. #aaffd1

Analogous

  1. #d1aaff
  2. #fcaaff
  3. #ffaad7

Triadic

  1. #fcaaff
  2. #fffcaa
  3. #aafffc

Tetradic

  1. #fcaaff
  2. #ffaaad
  3. #adffaa
  4. #aafffc

Square

  1. #fcaaff
  2. #ffd1aa
  3. #adffaa
  4. #aad7ff

Monochromatic

  1. #f711ff
  2. #f95dff
  3. #fcaaff
  4. #feebff
  5. #feebff

Shades

#fcaaff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcaaff
  2. #e399e6
  3. #ca88cc
  4. #b077b3
  5. #976699
  6. #7e5580
  7. #654466
  8. #4c334d
  9. #322233
  10. #19111a
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcaaff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcaaff
  2. #fcb3ff
  3. #fdbbff
  4. #fdc4ff
  5. #fdccff
  6. #fed5ff
  7. #feddff
  8. #fee6ff
  9. #feeeff
  10. #fff7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcaaff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcaaff
  2. #f0a6f2
  3. #e3a2e6
  4. #d79dd9
  5. #ca99cc
  6. #be95c0
  7. #b291b3
  8. #a58da6
  9. #998899
  10. #8c848d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #debcdf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3c0ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7cafc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdb8ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6befd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffafe1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcaaff {
  color: #fcaaff;
}
Background
.bg-fcaaff {
  background-color: #fcaaff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcaaff {
  border: 2px solid #fcaaff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcaaff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 170 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 100% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcaaff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcaaff, #ffaad7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcaaff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 170 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.94 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.45 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.55 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.24 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 10.03 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.01 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 12.29 #035500 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Mauve
#fcaaff  rgb(252, 170, 255)  hsl(298, 100%, 83%)  Mauve
#adffaa  rgb(173, 255, 170)  hsl(118, 100%, 83%)  Pale Green
#fffcaa  rgb(255, 252, 170)  hsl(58, 100%, 83%)  Pastel Yellow
#aafffc  rgb(170, 255, 252)  hsl(178, 100%, 83%)  Celeste