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#DFB2FA closest to Mauve

#DFB2FA is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 69.8% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(223, 178, 250)). Its HSL value is 278° hue, 88% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #DFB2FA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.89:1.

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Variations of #DFB2FA

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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#DFB2FA 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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#DFB2FA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFB2FA 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 #B0C4F8
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7C0FD
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BDFB
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0C4F8
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0BEF9
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DDBBCC
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DFB6E6
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CABFD2

#DFB2FA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.77:1 Very poor#DFB2FA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.89:1 Very good#DFB2FA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFB2FA in CSS

/* Mauve */
.color { color: #DFB2FA; }
.background { background-color: #DFB2FA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFB2FA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 178 250);
color: hsl(278 88% 84%);
color: oklch(0.828 0.109 312.4);

#DFB2FA FAQ

What color is #DFB2FA?

#DFB2FA 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 #DFB2FA?

#DFB2FA is rgb(223, 178, 250) in RGB, hsl(278, 88%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 29%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFB2FA?

The complementary color of #DFB2FA is #CDFAB2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFB2FA?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFB2FA: 11.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFB2FA a warm or cool color?

#DFB2FA is a cool color.