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#FFB3FF

#ffb3ff ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ffb3ff is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 70.2% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 100% saturation and 85.1% 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 13.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 6.25.

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Web safe#ffccff
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Relative luminance0.6072

Complementary

  1. #ffb3ff
  2. #b3ffb3

Split complementary

  1. #ffb3ff
  2. #d9ffb3
  3. #b3ffd9

Analogous

  1. #d9b3ff
  2. #ffb3ff
  3. #ffb3d9

Triadic

  1. #ffb3ff
  2. #ffffb3
  3. #b3ffff

Tetradic

  1. #ffb3ff
  2. #ffb3b3
  3. #b3ffb3
  4. #b3ffff

Square

  1. #ffb3ff
  2. #ffd9b3
  3. #b3ffb3
  4. #b3d9ff

Monochromatic

  1. #ff1aff
  2. #ff67ff
  3. #ffb3ff
  4. #ffebff
  5. #ffebff

Shades

#ffb3ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffb3ff
  2. #e6a1e6
  3. #cc8fcc
  4. #b37db3
  5. #996b99
  6. #805a80
  7. #664866
  8. #4d364d
  9. #332433
  10. #1a121a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffb3ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffb3ff
  2. #ffbbff
  3. #ffc2ff
  4. #ffcaff
  5. #ffd1ff
  6. #ffd9ff
  7. #ffe1ff
  8. #ffe8ff
  9. #fff0ff
  10. #fff7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffb3ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffb3ff
  2. #f2aef2
  3. #e6a9e6
  4. #d9a4d9
  5. #cc9fcc
  6. #c09ac0
  7. #b394b3
  8. #a68fa6
  9. #998a99
  10. #8d858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2c3e2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aec7ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0d0fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbace ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3bfff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc5fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb7e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffb3ff {
  color: #ffb3ff;
}
Background
.bg-ffb3ff {
  background-color: #ffb3ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffb3ff {
  border: 2px solid #ffb3ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffb3ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 179 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 100% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffb3ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffb3ff, #ffb3d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffb3ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 179 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.25 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.88 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.71 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.60 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 11.52 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.78 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 12.13 #004c00 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Mauve
#ffb3ff  rgb(255, 179, 255)  hsl(300, 100%, 85%)  Mauve
#b3ffb3  rgb(179, 255, 179)  hsl(120, 100%, 85%)  Pale Green
#ffffb3  rgb(255, 255, 179)  hsl(60, 100%, 85%)  Pastel Yellow
#b3ffff  rgb(179, 255, 255)  hsl(180, 100%, 85%)  Celeste