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#DEB2FF Mauve

#DEB2FF is a light, moderately saturated purple named Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 69.8% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(222, 178, 255)). Its HSL value is 274° hue, 100% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #DEB2FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.92:1.

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Variations of #DEB2FF

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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#DEB2FF 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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#DEB2FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DEB2FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AEC4FD
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A5C1FF
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6BEFF
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEC4FD
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEBEFE
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DABCCE
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DEB6EA
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CABFD4

#DEB2FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.76:1 Very poor#DEB2FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.92:1 Very good#DEB2FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DEB2FF in CSS

/* Mauve */
.color { color: #DEB2FF; }
.background { background-color: #DEB2FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DEB2FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 178 255);
color: hsl(274 100% 85%);
color: oklch(0.829 0.115 310.1);

#DEB2FF FAQ

What color is #DEB2FF?

#DEB2FF 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 #DEB2FF?

#DEB2FF is rgb(222, 178, 255) in RGB, hsl(274, 100%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 30%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEB2FF?

The complementary color of #DEB2FF is #D3FFB2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEB2FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEB2FF: 11.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEB2FF a warm or cool color?

#DEB2FF is a cool color.