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#C2ABFF

#c2abff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c2abff 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, 67.06% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.92% cyan, 32.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 256.43°, with 100% saturation and 83.53% 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 10.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 6.62.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.4782

Complementary

  1. #c2abff
  2. #e8ffab

Split complementary

  1. #c2abff
  2. #ffecab
  3. #beffab

Analogous

  1. #abbeff
  2. #c2abff
  3. #ecabff

Triadic

  1. #c2abff
  2. #ffc2ab
  3. #abffc2

Tetradic

  1. #c2abff
  2. #ffabe8
  3. #e8ffab
  4. #abffc2

Square

  1. #c2abff
  2. #ffabbe
  3. #e8ffab
  4. #abffec

Monochromatic

  1. #5312ff
  2. #8a5fff
  3. #c2abff
  4. #f0ebff
  5. #f0ebff

Shades

#c2abff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2abff
  2. #af9ae6
  3. #9b89cc
  4. #8878b3
  5. #746799
  6. #615680
  7. #4e4466
  8. #3a334d
  9. #272233
  10. #13111a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2abff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2abff
  2. #c8b3ff
  3. #cebcff
  4. #d4c4ff
  5. #dacdff
  6. #e1d5ff
  7. #e7ddff
  8. #ede6ff
  9. #f3eeff
  10. #f9f7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2abff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2abff
  2. #bba7f2
  3. #b5a2e6
  4. #ae9ed9
  5. #a89acc
  6. #a196c0
  7. #9a91b3
  8. #948da6
  9. #8d8999
  10. #87848d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcb3d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96b8ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99b7fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6b9ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9b3ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abb2fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbb3e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2abff {
  color: #c2abff;
}
Background
.bg-c2abff {
  background-color: #c2abff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2abff {
  border: 2px solid #c2abff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2abff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 171 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 100% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2abff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2abff, #ecabff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2abff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 171 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.62 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.31 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.41 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.35 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.37 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.40 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.22 #3d5400 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Mauve
#c2abff  rgb(194, 171, 255)  hsl(256, 100%, 84%)  Mauve
#e8ffab  rgb(232, 255, 171)  hsl(76, 100%, 84%)  Pastel Yellow
#ffc2ab  rgb(255, 194, 171)  hsl(16, 100%, 84%)  Zinnwaldite
#abffc2  rgb(171, 255, 194)  hsl(136, 100%, 84%)  Granny Smith Apple