Mauve (Purple)

#DEB9EF

RGB: 222, 185, 239

Color OverviewHEX #DEB9EF

#DEB9EF Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #DEB9EF is composed of 87% red, 73% green, and 94% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 281°, saturation of 63%, and lightness of 83%.

HEX

#DEB9EF

RGB

222, 185, 239

HSL

281°, 63%, 83%

HSV

281°, 23%, 94%

CMYK

7%, 23%, 0%, 6%

Name Match

Mauve

Closest Standard

Shades of #DEB9EF (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #DEB9EF (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #DEB9EF (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #DEB9EF

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #DEB9EF Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):1.71 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #DEB9EF Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):12.29 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #DEB9EF;
}

.element {
  color: #DEB9EF;
  background-color: #DEB9EF;
  border-color: #DEB9EF;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#DEB9EF] text-[#DEB9EF] border-[#DEB9EF]">
  Content styled with #DEB9EF
</div>