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#C8A9FD

#c8a9fd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c8a9fd is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 66.27% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.95% cyan, 33.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 262.14°, with 95.45% saturation and 82.75% 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 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.08.

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Relative luminance0.4775

Complementary

  1. #c8a9fd
  2. #defda9

Split complementary

  1. #c8a9fd
  2. #fdf2a9
  3. #b4fda9

Analogous

  1. #a9b4fd
  2. #c8a9fd
  3. #f2a9fd

Triadic

  1. #c8a9fd
  2. #fdc8a9
  3. #a9fdc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a9fd
  2. #fda9de
  3. #defda9
  4. #a9fdc8

Square

  1. #c8a9fd
  2. #fda9b4
  3. #defda9
  4. #a9fdf2

Monochromatic

  1. #6814fa
  2. #985efb
  3. #c8a9fd
  4. #f2ebff
  5. #f2ebff

Shades

#c8a9fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a9fd
  2. #b498e4
  3. #a087ca
  4. #8c76b1
  5. #786598
  6. #64557f
  7. #504465
  8. #3c334c
  9. #282233
  10. #141119
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a9fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a9fd
  2. #ceb2fd
  3. #d3bafd
  4. #d9c3fe
  5. #decbfe
  6. #e4d4fe
  7. #e9ddfe
  8. #efe5fe
  9. #f4eeff
  10. #faf6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a9fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a9fd
  2. #c1a5f1
  3. #baa1e4
  4. #b29dd8
  5. #ab99cb
  6. #a495bf
  7. #9d90b2
  8. #968ca6
  9. #8e8899
  10. #87848d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb2d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96b7ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bb7fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfb6c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acb2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afb2fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2b1df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a9fd {
  color: #c8a9fd;
}
Background
.bg-c8a9fd {
  background-color: #c8a9fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a9fd {
  border: 2px solid #c8a9fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a9fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 169 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 95% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a9fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a9fd, #f2a9fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a9fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 169 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.08 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.99 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.80 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.23 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.40 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.49 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.96 #375602 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Mauve
#c8a9fd  rgb(200, 169, 253)  hsl(262, 95%, 83%)  Mauve
#defda9  rgb(222, 253, 169)  hsl(82, 95%, 83%)  Tea Green
#fdc8a9  rgb(253, 200, 169)  hsl(22, 95%, 83%)  Apricot
#a9fdc8  rgb(169, 253, 200)  hsl(142, 95%, 83%)  Magic Mint