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#C2A5FF

#c2a5ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c2a5ff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 64.71% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.92% cyan, 35.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 259.33°, with 100% saturation and 82.35% 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 10.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 6.66.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.456

Complementary

  1. #c2a5ff
  2. #e2ffa5

Split complementary

  1. #c2a5ff
  2. #ffefa5
  3. #b5ffa5

Analogous

  1. #a5b5ff
  2. #c2a5ff
  3. #efa5ff

Triadic

  1. #c2a5ff
  2. #ffc2a5
  3. #a5ffc2

Tetradic

  1. #c2a5ff
  2. #ffa5e2
  3. #e2ffa5
  4. #a5ffc2

Square

  1. #c2a5ff
  2. #ffa5b5
  3. #e2ffa5
  4. #a5ffef

Monochromatic

  1. #5a0cff
  2. #8e58ff
  3. #c2a5ff
  4. #f1ebff
  5. #f1ebff

Shades

#c2a5ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2a5ff
  2. #af95e6
  3. #9b84cc
  4. #8874b3
  5. #746399
  6. #615380
  7. #4e4266
  8. #3a324d
  9. #272133
  10. #13111a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2a5ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2a5ff
  2. #c8aeff
  3. #ceb7ff
  4. #d4c0ff
  5. #dac9ff
  6. #e1d2ff
  7. #e7dbff
  8. #ede4ff
  9. #f3edff
  10. #f9f6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2a5ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2a5ff
  2. #bba1f2
  3. #b59ee6
  4. #ae9ad9
  5. #a896cc
  6. #a193c0
  7. #9a8fb3
  8. #948ba6
  9. #8d8799
  10. #87848d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baaed6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8fb4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94b3fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6b4c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6aeff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8aefe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbaedf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2a5ff {
  color: #c2a5ff;
}
Background
.bg-c2a5ff {
  background-color: #c2a5ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2a5ff {
  border: 2px solid #c2a5ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2a5ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 165 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 100% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2a5ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2a5ff, #efa5ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2a5ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 165 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.66 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.07 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.75 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.02 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.06 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.19 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.21 #3d5a00 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Mauve
#c2a5ff  rgb(194, 165, 255)  hsl(259, 100%, 82%)  Mauve
#e2ffa5  rgb(226, 255, 165)  hsl(79, 100%, 82%)  Pastel Yellow
#ffc2a5  rgb(255, 194, 165)  hsl(19, 100%, 82%)  Apricot
#a5ffc2  rgb(165, 255, 194)  hsl(139, 100%, 82%)  Aquamarine