Deep Mauve (#D473D4)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.92:1 — vs black: 7.20:1

Color values

  • HEX #D473D4
  • RGB rgb(212, 115, 212)
  • HSL hsl(300, 45%, 83%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 45.75, 0, 16.86 )
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Tags

Mood

No tags yet.

Style

Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #D473D4 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Deep Mauve
#D473D4 Base
#73D473
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Deep Mauve
#D473D4 Base
#A373D4
#D473A3
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Deep Mauve
#D473D4 Base
#D4D473
#73D4D4
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Deep Mauve
#D473D4 Base
#A3D473
#73D4A3
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Deep Mauve
#D473D4 Base
#D4A373
#73D473
#73A3D4
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Deep Mauve
#D473D4 Base
#852985
#C03BC0
#CA54CA
#DE92DE
#E6AEE6
#F8E8F8
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Deep Mauve, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #140614
— #421442
— #702270
— #9E309E
— #C645C6
Deep Mauve #D473D4 Base
— #DB8BDB
— #E3A3E3
— #EABBEA
— #F2D3F2
— #F9EBF9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #D473D4. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #D473D4;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #D473D4;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #D473D4;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #D473D4,
        #C0E8C0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #D473D4,
        #C0E8C0
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$deep-mauve: #D473D4;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$deep-mauve-r: 212;
$deep-mauve-g: 115;
$deep-mauve-b: 212;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $deep-mauve;
    color: rgba($deep-mauve-r, $deep-mauve-g, $deep-mauve-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Deep Mauve appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #D473D4 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #9898D2 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #8282D4 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #CA8585 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #979797 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Deep Mauve ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Deep Mauve #D473D4 Base
Orchid #DA70D6 ΔE 1.10
Violet #EE82EE ΔE 5.99
Heliotrope #DF73FF ΔE 6.70
Rich Lilac #B666D2 ΔE 7.09

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.