Start generating
DEADFA

#DEADFA closest to Mauve

#DEADFA is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 67.8% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(222, 173, 250)). Its HSL value is 278° hue, 89% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #DEADFA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.46:1.

Make a palette with #DEADFA

#DEADFA color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #DEADFA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

DEADFAC196D9A57FBA896A9B6F557D5541613D2D46261B2D120B15020103

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

DEADFAE1B5FBE5BEFCE8C6FCEBCEFDEFD6FEF2DEFEF5E7FEF9EFFFFCF7FF

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

DEADFAD4A9EDCBA4E1C1A0D4B89BC8AE97BCA592B09B8EA492899889858C

Hues

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

A5C4FFB0C0FFBABCFFC5B8FFD2B2FFDEADFAE8AAF0F1A7E4F9A5D8FFA3CAFFA6BD

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

BCA4FCC3A6FCCAA8FBD0AAFBD7ABFADEADFADFACF3E1ABEBE2AAE4E4AADDE5A9D5

#DEADFA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

DEADFAC9FAAD
Open in generator →

Split complementary

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

DEADFAEFFAADADFAB8
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

DEADFAB8ADFAFAADEF
Open in generator →

Triadic

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

DEADFAFADEADADFADE
Open in generator →

Tetradic

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

DEADFAFAADC9C9FAADADFADE
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

DEADFAFAB8ADC9FAADADEFFA
Open in generator →

#DEADFA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DEADFA 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 #ACC1F8
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1BDFD
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4B9FC
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ACC1F8
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCBBF9
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCB7C9
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DEB1E5
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8BBD0

#DEADFA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.83:1 Very poor#DEADFA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.46:1 Very good#DEADFA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #DEADFA

Palettes with #DEADFA

#DEADFA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 173 250);
color: hsl(278 89% 83%);
color: oklch(0.818 0.117 312.8);

#DEADFA FAQ

What color is #DEADFA?

#DEADFA 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 #DEADFA?

#DEADFA is rgb(222, 173, 250) in RGB, hsl(278, 89%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 31%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEADFA?

The complementary color of #DEADFA is #C9FAAD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEADFA?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEADFA: 11.46:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEADFA a warm or cool color?

#DEADFA is a cool color.