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#BDAAFF

#bdaaff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bdaaff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.88% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 253.41°, with 100% saturation and 83.33% 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 10.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 7.74.

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Relative luminance0.4679

Complementary

  1. #bdaaff
  2. #ecffaa

Split complementary

  1. #bdaaff
  2. #ffe7aa
  3. #c1ffaa

Analogous

  1. #aac1ff
  2. #bdaaff
  3. #e7aaff

Triadic

  1. #bdaaff
  2. #ffbdaa
  3. #aaffbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdaaff
  2. #ffaaec
  3. #ecffaa
  4. #aaffbd

Square

  1. #bdaaff
  2. #ffaac1
  3. #ecffaa
  4. #aaffe7

Monochromatic

  1. #4611ff
  2. #825dff
  3. #bdaaff
  4. #efebff
  5. #efebff

Shades

#bdaaff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdaaff
  2. #aa99e6
  3. #9788cc
  4. #8477b3
  5. #716699
  6. #5f5580
  7. #4c4466
  8. #39334d
  9. #262233
  10. #13111a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdaaff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdaaff
  2. #c4b3ff
  3. #cabbff
  4. #d1c4ff
  5. #d7ccff
  6. #ded5ff
  7. #e5ddff
  8. #ebe6ff
  9. #f2eeff
  10. #f8f7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdaaff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdaaff
  2. #b7a6f2
  3. #b1a2e6
  4. #ab9dd9
  5. #a599cc
  6. #9f95c0
  7. #9891b3
  8. #928da6
  9. #8c8899
  10. #86848d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b1d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94b7ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96b5fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afb8c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6b2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7b1fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5b3e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdaaff {
  color: #bdaaff;
}
Background
.bg-bdaaff {
  background-color: #bdaaff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdaaff {
  border: 2px solid #bdaaff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdaaff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 170 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 100% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdaaff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdaaff, #e7aaff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdaaff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 170 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.74 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.07 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.55 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.80 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.93 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.33 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 12.33 #425500 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Mauve
#bdaaff  rgb(189, 170, 255)  hsl(253, 100%, 83%)  Mauve
#ecffaa  rgb(236, 255, 170)  hsl(73, 100%, 83%)  Pastel Yellow
#ffbdaa  rgb(255, 189, 170)  hsl(13, 100%, 83%)  Melon
#aaffbd  rgb(170, 255, 189)  hsl(133, 100%, 83%)  Pale Green