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#BDAAF8

#bdaaf8 ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bdaaf8 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 66.67% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.79% cyan, 31.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 254.62°, with 84.78% saturation and 81.96% 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 10.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 7.25.

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Relative luminance0.4635

Complementary

  1. #bdaaf8
  2. #e5f8aa

Split complementary

  1. #bdaaf8
  2. #f8e4aa
  3. #bef8aa

Analogous

  1. #aabef8
  2. #bdaaf8
  3. #e4aaf8

Triadic

  1. #bdaaf8
  2. #f8bdaa
  3. #aaf8bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdaaf8
  2. #f8aae5
  3. #e5f8aa
  4. #aaf8bd

Square

  1. #bdaaf8
  2. #f8aabe
  3. #e5f8aa
  4. #aaf8e4

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1dec
  2. #8663f2
  3. #bdaaf8
  4. #f0ecfd
  5. #f0ecfd

Shades

#bdaaf8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdaaf8
  2. #aa99df
  3. #9788c6
  4. #8477ae
  5. #716695
  6. #5f557c
  7. #4c4463
  8. #39334a
  9. #262232
  10. #131119
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdaaf8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdaaf8
  2. #c4b3f9
  3. #cabbf9
  4. #d1c4fa
  5. #d7ccfb
  6. #ded5fc
  7. #e5ddfc
  8. #ebe6fd
  9. #f2eefe
  10. #f8f7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdaaf8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdaaf8
  2. #b7a6ec
  3. #b1a2e0
  4. #ab9dd4
  5. #a599c8
  6. #9f95bc
  7. #9891b0
  8. #928da4
  9. #8c8898
  10. #86848c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b1d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97b6fb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99b4f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1b7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7b1fa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9b0f7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6b2dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdaaf8 {
  color: #bdaaf8;
}
Background
.bg-bdaaf8 {
  background-color: #bdaaf8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdaaf8 {
  border: 2px solid #bdaaf8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdaaf8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 170 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 85% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdaaf8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdaaf8, #e4aaf8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdaaf8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 170 248 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.25 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.98 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.16 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.44 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.37 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.46 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.11 #425507 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Mauve
#bdaaf8  rgb(189, 170, 248)  hsl(255, 85%, 82%)  Mauve
#e5f8aa  rgb(229, 248, 170)  hsl(75, 85%, 82%)  Pastel Yellow
#f8bdaa  rgb(248, 189, 170)  hsl(15, 85%, 82%)  Melon
#aaf8bd  rgb(170, 248, 189)  hsl(135, 85%, 82%)  Granny Smith Apple