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#DFADFF closest to Mauve

#DFADFF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 67.8% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(223, 173, 255)). Its HSL value is 277° hue, 100% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #DFADFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.56:1.

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Variations of #DFADFF

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

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

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AAC1FD
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9FBEFF
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3BAFF
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AAC1FD
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCBBFE
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCB8CB
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DFB2E9
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8BCD2

#DFADFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.82:1 Very poor#DFADFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.56:1 Very good#DFADFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFADFF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 173 255);
color: hsl(277 100% 84%);
color: oklch(0.821 0.124 311.6);

#DFADFF FAQ

What color is #DFADFF?

#DFADFF 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 #DFADFF?

#DFADFF is rgb(223, 173, 255) in RGB, hsl(277, 100%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 32%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFADFF?

The complementary color of #DFADFF is #CDFFAD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFADFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFADFF: 11.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFADFF a warm or cool color?

#DFADFF is a cool color.