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#C8A0F6

#c8a0f6 ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c8a0f6 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 62.75% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.7% cyan, 34.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 267.91°, with 82.69% saturation and 79.61% 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 9.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.31.

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Relative luminance0.4407

Complementary

  1. #c8a0f6
  2. #cef6a0

Split complementary

  1. #c8a0f6
  2. #f6f3a0
  3. #a3f6a0

Analogous

  1. #a0a3f6
  2. #c8a0f6
  3. #f3a0f6

Triadic

  1. #c8a0f6
  2. #f6c8a0
  3. #a0f6c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a0f6
  2. #f6a0ce
  3. #cef6a0
  4. #a0f6c8

Square

  1. #c8a0f6
  2. #f6a0a3
  3. #cef6a0
  4. #a0f6f3

Monochromatic

  1. #7716e7
  2. #a05aef
  3. #c8a0f6
  4. #f0e6fd
  5. #f4ecfd

Shades

#c8a0f6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a0f6
  2. #b490dd
  3. #a080c5
  4. #8c70ac
  5. #786094
  6. #64507b
  7. #504062
  8. #3c304a
  9. #282031
  10. #141019
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a0f6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a0f6
  2. #ceaaf7
  3. #d3b3f8
  4. #d9bdf9
  5. #dec6fa
  6. #e4d0fb
  7. #e9d9fb
  8. #efe3fc
  9. #f4ecfd
  10. #faf6fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a0f6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a0f6
  2. #c19dea
  3. #ba9ade
  4. #b296d3
  5. #ab93c7
  6. #a490bb
  7. #9d8daf
  8. #968aa3
  9. #8e8698
  10. #87838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbabd0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8eb0f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96b1f4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1adc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8aaf8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acabf5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4a8d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a0f6 {
  color: #c8a0f6;
}
Background
.bg-c8a0f6 {
  background-color: #c8a0f6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a0f6 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a0f6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a0f6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 160 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 83% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a0f6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a0f6, #f3a0f6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a0f6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 160 246 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.31 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.81 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.48 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.09 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.65 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.25 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.26 #375f09 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Mauve
#c8a0f6  rgb(200, 160, 246)  hsl(268, 83%, 80%)  Mauve
#cef6a0  rgb(206, 246, 160)  hsl(88, 83%, 80%)  Granny Smith Apple
#f6c8a0  rgb(246, 200, 160)  hsl(28, 83%, 80%)  Peach Orange
#a0f6c8  rgb(160, 246, 200)  hsl(148, 83%, 80%)  Magic Mint