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#BDAEF1

#bdaef1 ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bdaef1 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 68.24% green and 94.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.58% cyan, 27.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 253.43°, with 70.53% saturation and 81.37% 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 10.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 7.41.

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Relative luminance0.4744

Complementary

  1. #bdaef1
  2. #e2f1ae

Split complementary

  1. #bdaef1
  2. #f1deae
  3. #c0f1ae

Analogous

  1. #aec0f1
  2. #bdaef1
  3. #deaef1

Triadic

  1. #bdaef1
  2. #f1bdae
  3. #aef1bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdaef1
  2. #f1aee2
  3. #e2f1ae
  4. #aef1bd

Square

  1. #bdaef1
  2. #f1aec0
  3. #e2f1ae
  4. #aef1de

Monochromatic

  1. #532cda
  2. #886de6
  3. #bdaef1
  4. #f1eefc
  5. #f1eefc

Shades

#bdaef1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdaef1
  2. #aa9dd9
  3. #978bc1
  4. #847aa9
  5. #716891
  6. #5f5779
  7. #4c4660
  8. #393448
  9. #262330
  10. #131118
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdaef1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdaef1
  2. #c4b6f2
  3. #cabef4
  4. #d1c6f5
  5. #d7cef7
  6. #ded7f8
  7. #e5dff9
  8. #ebe7fb
  9. #f2effc
  10. #f8f7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdaef1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdaef1
  2. #b7a9e6
  3. #b1a5da
  4. #aba0cf
  5. #a59cc4
  6. #9f97b9
  7. #9892ad
  8. #928ea2
  9. #8c8997
  10. #86858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab4d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9eb8f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0b6ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3b9c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abb4f3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acb3f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7b5d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdaef1 {
  color: #bdaef1;
}
Background
.bg-bdaef1 {
  background-color: #bdaef1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdaef1 {
  border: 2px solid #bdaef1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdaef1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 174 241;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 71% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdaef1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdaef1, #deaef1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdaef1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 174 241 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.41 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.54 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.76 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.68 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.15 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.22 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.56 #42510e Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Mauve
#bdaef1  rgb(189, 174, 241)  hsl(253, 71%, 81%)  Mauve
#e2f1ae  rgb(226, 241, 174)  hsl(73, 71%, 81%)  Pale Goldenrod
#f1bdae  rgb(241, 189, 174)  hsl(13, 71%, 81%)  Zinnwaldite
#aef1bd  rgb(174, 241, 189)  hsl(133, 71%, 81%)  Celadon