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#BDAAFC

#bdaafc ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bdaafc 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, 66.67% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 32.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 253.9°, with 93.18% saturation and 82.75% 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 10.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 7.51.

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Relative luminance0.466

Complementary

  1. #bdaafc
  2. #e9fcaa

Split complementary

  1. #bdaafc
  2. #fce6aa
  3. #c0fcaa

Analogous

  1. #aac0fc
  2. #bdaafc
  3. #e6aafc

Triadic

  1. #bdaafc
  2. #fcbdaa
  3. #aafcbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdaafc
  2. #fcaae9
  3. #e9fcaa
  4. #aafcbd

Square

  1. #bdaafc
  2. #fcaac0
  3. #e9fcaa
  4. #aafce6

Monochromatic

  1. #4a16f7
  2. #8460f9
  3. #bdaafc
  4. #f0ebfe
  5. #f0ebfe

Shades

#bdaafc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdaafc
  2. #aa99e3
  3. #9788ca
  4. #8477b0
  5. #716697
  6. #5f557e
  7. #4c4465
  8. #39334c
  9. #262232
  10. #131119
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdaafc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdaafc
  2. #c4b3fc
  3. #cabbfd
  4. #d1c4fd
  5. #d7ccfd
  6. #ded5fe
  7. #e5ddfe
  8. #ebe6fe
  9. #f2eefe
  10. #f8f7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdaafc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdaafc
  2. #b7a6f0
  3. #b1a2e3
  4. #ab9dd7
  5. #a599ca
  6. #9f95be
  7. #9891b2
  8. #928da5
  9. #8c8899
  10. #86848c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b1d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95b7ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97b4fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0b8c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7b2fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8b0fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5b2df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdaafc {
  color: #bdaafc;
}
Background
.bg-bdaafc {
  background-color: #bdaafc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdaafc {
  border: 2px solid #bdaafc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdaafc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 170 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 93% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdaafc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdaafc, #e6aafc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdaafc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 170 252 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.51 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.61 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.37 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.63 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.09 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.96 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.22 #425503 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Mauve
#bdaafc  rgb(189, 170, 252)  hsl(254, 93%, 83%)  Mauve
#e9fcaa  rgb(233, 252, 170)  hsl(74, 93%, 83%)  Pastel Yellow
#fcbdaa  rgb(252, 189, 170)  hsl(14, 93%, 83%)  Melon
#aafcbd  rgb(170, 252, 189)  hsl(134, 93%, 83%)  Granny Smith Apple