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#c8b2fd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c8b2fd 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, 69.8% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.95% cyan, 29.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 257.6°, with 94.94% saturation and 84.51% 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 11.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.62.

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Relative luminance0.5121

Complementary

  1. #c8b2fd
  2. #e7fdb2

Split complementary

  1. #c8b2fd
  2. #fdeeb2
  3. #c2fdb2

Analogous

  1. #b2c2fd
  2. #c8b2fd
  3. #eeb2fd

Triadic

  1. #c8b2fd
  2. #fdc8b2
  3. #b2fdc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8b2fd
  2. #fdb2e7
  3. #e7fdb2
  4. #b2fdc8

Square

  1. #c8b2fd
  2. #fdb2c2
  3. #e7fdb2
  4. #b2fdee

Monochromatic

  1. #5d1df9
  2. #9367fb
  3. #c8b2fd
  4. #f1ebfe
  5. #f1ebfe

Shades

#c8b2fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8b2fd
  2. #b4a0e4
  3. #a08eca
  4. #8c7db1
  5. #786b98
  6. #64597f
  7. #504765
  8. #3c354c
  9. #282433
  10. #141219
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8b2fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8b2fd
  2. #cebafd
  3. #d3c1fd
  4. #d9c9fe
  5. #ded1fe
  6. #e4d9fe
  7. #e9e0fe
  8. #efe8fe
  9. #f4f0ff
  10. #faf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8b2fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8b2fd
  2. #c1adf1
  3. #baa8e4
  4. #b2a3d8
  5. #ab9ecb
  6. #a499bf
  7. #9d94b2
  8. #968fa6
  9. #8e8a99
  10. #87858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2b9da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1beff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4bdfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bebecd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b9ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b9fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2b9e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8b2fd {
  color: #c8b2fd;
}
Background
.bg-c8b2fd {
  background-color: #c8b2fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8b2fd {
  border: 2px solid #c8b2fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8b2fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 178 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 95% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8b2fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8b2fd, #eeb2fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8b2fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 178 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.62 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.68 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.76 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.46 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.70 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.63 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.89 #374d02 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Mauve
#c8b2fd  rgb(200, 178, 253)  hsl(258, 95%, 85%)  Mauve
#e7fdb2  rgb(231, 253, 178)  hsl(78, 95%, 85%)  Tea Green
#fdc8b2  rgb(253, 200, 178)  hsl(18, 95%, 85%)  Zinnwaldite
#b2fdc8  rgb(178, 253, 200)  hsl(138, 95%, 85%)  Magic Mint