Start generating
DFB2FF

#DFB2FF Mauve

#DFB2FF is a light, moderately saturated purple named Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 69.8% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(223, 178, 255)). Its HSL value is 275° hue, 100% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #DFB2FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.95:1.

Make a palette with #DFB2FF

#DFB2FF color conversion

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

Variations of #DFB2FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

DFB2FFC29ADEA583BE8A6D9E6F57805643633D2F48271D2E120C16020103

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

DFB2FFE2BAFFE5C2FFE9C9FFECD1FFEFD9FFF2E0FFF6E8FFF9F0FFFCF7FF

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

DFB2FFD5ADF2CBA8E5C2A3D8B89ECBAE99BEA594B29C8FA5928A9989858C

Hues

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

A8C9FFB2C5FFBCC1FFC7BDFFD2B9FFDFB2FFE9AFF5F3ACEAFAA9DEFFA9D1FFABC4

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

BDA8FFC3AAFFCAACFFD1AEFFD8B0FFDFB2FFE0B1F7E2B0F0E3AFE8E5AEE1E6ACD9

#DFB2FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

DFB2FFD2FFB2
Open in generator →

Split complementary

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

DFB2FFF9FFB2B2FFB9
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

DFB2FFB9B2FFFFB2F9
Open in generator →

Triadic

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

DFB2FFFFDFB2B2FFDF
Open in generator →

Tetradic

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

DFB2FFFFB2D2D2FFB2B2FFDF
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

DFB2FFFFB9B2D2FFB2B2F9FF
Open in generator →

#DFB2FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFB2FF 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 #AFC4FD
  • 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 #B7BEFF
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AFC4FD
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFBFFE
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCBCCE
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DFB6EA
  • 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 #CBBFD4

#DFB2FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.76:1 Very poor#DFB2FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.95:1 Very good#DFB2FF 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 #DFB2FF

Palettes with #DFB2FF

#DFB2FF in CSS

/* Mauve */
.color { color: #DFB2FF; }
.background { background-color: #DFB2FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFB2FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 178 255);
color: hsl(275 100% 85%);
color: oklch(0.830 0.115 310.6);

#DFB2FF FAQ

What color is #DFB2FF?

#DFB2FF 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 #DFB2FF?

#DFB2FF is rgb(223, 178, 255) in RGB, hsl(275, 100%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 30%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFB2FF?

The complementary color of #DFB2FF is #D2FFB2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFB2FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFB2FF: 11.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFB2FF a warm or cool color?

#DFB2FF is a cool color.