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#C2A4FA

#c2a4fa ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c2a4fa is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 64.31% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.4% cyan, 34.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 260.93°, with 89.58% saturation and 81.18% 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 9.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 6.27.

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Relative luminance0.4492

Complementary

  1. #c2a4fa
  2. #dcfaa4

Split complementary

  1. #c2a4fa
  2. #faeda4
  3. #b1faa4

Analogous

  1. #a4b1fa
  2. #c2a4fa
  3. #eda4fa

Triadic

  1. #c2a4fa
  2. #fac2a4
  3. #a4fac2

Tetradic

  1. #c2a4fa
  2. #faa4dc
  3. #dcfaa4
  4. #a4fac2

Square

  1. #c2a4fa
  2. #faa4b1
  3. #dcfaa4
  4. #a4faed

Monochromatic

  1. #6113f2
  2. #915cf6
  3. #c2a4fa
  4. #f2ecfe
  5. #f2ecfe

Shades

#c2a4fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2a4fa
  2. #af94e1
  3. #9b83c8
  4. #8873af
  5. #746296
  6. #61527d
  7. #4e4264
  8. #3a314b
  9. #272132
  10. #131019
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2a4fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2a4fa
  2. #c8adfb
  3. #ceb6fb
  4. #d4bffc
  5. #dac8fc
  6. #e1d2fd
  7. #e7dbfd
  8. #ede4fe
  9. #f3edfe
  10. #f9f6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2a4fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2a4fa
  2. #bba0ee
  3. #b59de2
  4. #ae99d5
  5. #a896c9
  6. #a192bd
  7. #9a8eb1
  8. #948ba5
  9. #8d8798
  10. #87848c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9add3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90b3fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95b2f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8b2c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6adfc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9adf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcacdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2a4fa {
  color: #c2a4fa;
}
Background
.bg-c2a4fa {
  background-color: #c2a4fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2a4fa {
  border: 2px solid #c2a4fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2a4fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 164 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 90% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2a4fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2a4fa, #eda4fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2a4fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 164 250 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.27 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.18 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.26 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.28 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.15 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.17 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.25 #3d5b05 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Mauve
#c2a4fa  rgb(194, 164, 250)  hsl(261, 90%, 81%)  Mauve
#dcfaa4  rgb(220, 250, 164)  hsl(81, 90%, 81%)  Pastel Yellow
#fac2a4  rgb(250, 194, 164)  hsl(21, 90%, 81%)  Apricot
#a4fac2  rgb(164, 250, 194)  hsl(141, 90%, 81%)  Aquamarine