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#bda8fd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bda8fd is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 65.88% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.3% cyan, 33.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 254.82°, with 95.51% saturation and 82.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 7.52.

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Relative luminance0.4592

Complementary

  1. #bda8fd
  2. #e8fda8

Split complementary

  1. #bda8fd
  2. #fde7a8
  3. #befda8

Analogous

  1. #a8befd
  2. #bda8fd
  3. #e7a8fd

Triadic

  1. #bda8fd
  2. #fdbda8
  3. #a8fdbd

Tetradic

  1. #bda8fd
  2. #fda8e8
  3. #e8fda8
  4. #a8fdbd

Square

  1. #bda8fd
  2. #fda8be
  3. #e8fda8
  4. #a8fde7

Monochromatic

  1. #4c12fa
  2. #845dfb
  3. #bda8fd
  4. #f0ebff
  5. #f0ebff

Shades

#bda8fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda8fd
  2. #aa97e4
  3. #9786ca
  4. #8476b1
  5. #716598
  6. #5f547f
  7. #4c4365
  8. #39324c
  9. #262233
  10. #131119
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda8fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda8fd
  2. #c4b1fd
  3. #cab9fd
  4. #d1c2fe
  5. #d7cbfe
  6. #ded4fe
  7. #e5dcfe
  8. #ebe5fe
  9. #f2eeff
  10. #f8f6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda8fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda8fd
  2. #b7a4f1
  3. #b1a0e4
  4. #ab9cd8
  5. #a598cb
  6. #9f94bf
  7. #9890b2
  8. #928ca6
  9. #8c8899
  10. #86848d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b0d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92b5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95b3fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0b6c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5b0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6affc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5b1df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda8fd {
  color: #bda8fd;
}
Background
.bg-bda8fd {
  background-color: #bda8fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda8fd {
  border: 2px solid #bda8fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda8fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 168 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 96% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda8fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda8fd, #e7a8fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda8fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 168 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.52 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.62 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.96 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.98 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.31 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.73 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.91 #425702 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Mauve
#bda8fd  rgb(189, 168, 253)  hsl(255, 96%, 83%)  Mauve
#e8fda8  rgb(232, 253, 168)  hsl(75, 96%, 83%)  Pastel Yellow
#fdbda8  rgb(253, 189, 168)  hsl(15, 96%, 83%)  Melon
#a8fdbd  rgb(168, 253, 189)  hsl(135, 96%, 83%)  Pale Green