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#DBAEFF closest to Mauve

#DBAEFF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 68.2% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(219, 174, 255)). Its HSL value is 273° hue, 100% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #DBAEFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.51:1.

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Variations of #DBAEFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DBAEFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DBAEFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DBAEFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A9C1FD
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9FBEFF
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2BAFF
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A9C1FD
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BABBFE
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D7B9CB
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DAB3E9
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C7BCD2

#DBAEFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.82:1 Very poor#DBAEFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.51:1 Very good#DBAEFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DBAEFF in CSS

/* Mauve */
.color { color: #DBAEFF; }
.background { background-color: #DBAEFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DBAEFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(219 174 255);
color: hsl(273 100% 84%);
color: oklch(0.819 0.120 309.3);

#DBAEFF FAQ

What color is #DBAEFF?

#DBAEFF is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Mauve. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DBAEFF?

#DBAEFF is rgb(219, 174, 255) in RGB, hsl(273, 100%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 32%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DBAEFF?

The complementary color of #DBAEFF is #D2FFAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DBAEFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DBAEFF: 11.51:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DBAEFF a warm or cool color?

#DBAEFF is a cool color.