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#FFAFFE

#ffaffe ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ffaffe is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 68.63% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.37% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 300.75°, with 100% saturation and 84.31% 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 12.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 6.36.

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Web safe#ff99ff
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Relative luminance0.5908

Complementary

  1. #ffaffe
  2. #afffb0

Split complementary

  1. #ffaffe
  2. #d6ffaf
  3. #afffd8

Analogous

  1. #d8afff
  2. #ffaffe
  3. #ffafd6

Triadic

  1. #ffaffe
  2. #feffaf
  3. #affeff

Tetradic

  1. #ffaffe
  2. #ffb0af
  3. #afffb0
  4. #affeff

Square

  1. #ffaffe
  2. #ffd8af
  3. #afffb0
  4. #afd6ff

Monochromatic

  1. #ff16fc
  2. #ff62fd
  3. #ffaffe
  4. #ffebff
  5. #ffebff

Shades

#ffaffe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffaffe
  2. #e69ee5
  3. #cc8ccb
  4. #b37bb2
  5. #996998
  6. #80587f
  7. #664666
  8. #4d354c
  9. #332333
  10. #1a1219
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffaffe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffaffe
  2. #ffb7fe
  3. #ffbffe
  4. #ffc7fe
  5. #ffcffe
  6. #ffd7ff
  7. #ffdfff
  8. #ffe7ff
  9. #ffefff
  10. #fff7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffaffe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffaffe
  2. #f2aaf1
  3. #e6a6e5
  4. #d9a1d8
  5. #cc9ccc
  6. #c098bf
  7. #b393b2
  8. #a68ea6
  9. #998999
  10. #8d858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1c0e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aac4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdcefb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb6cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1bcff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc2fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb3e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffaffe {
  color: #ffaffe;
}
Background
.bg-ffaffe {
  background-color: #ffaffe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffaffe {
  border: 2px solid #ffaffe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffaffe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 175 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 100% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffaffe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffaffe, #ffafd6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffaffe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 175 254 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.36 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.64 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.62 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.76 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 11.26 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 11.52 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.85 #005001 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Mauve
#ffaffe  rgb(255, 175, 254)  hsl(301, 100%, 84%)  Mauve
#afffb0  rgb(175, 255, 176)  hsl(121, 100%, 84%)  Pale Green
#feffaf  rgb(254, 255, 175)  hsl(61, 100%, 84%)  Pastel Yellow
#affeff  rgb(175, 254, 255)  hsl(181, 100%, 84%)  Celeste