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#CAA8FD

#caa8fd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#caa8fd is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 65.88% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.16% cyan, 33.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 264°, with 95.51% saturation and 82.55% 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 10.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.69.

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Relative luminance0.4765

Complementary

  1. #caa8fd
  2. #dbfda8

Split complementary

  1. #caa8fd
  2. #fdf5a8
  3. #b1fda8

Analogous

  1. #a8b1fd
  2. #caa8fd
  3. #f5a8fd

Triadic

  1. #caa8fd
  2. #fdcaa8
  3. #a8fdca

Tetradic

  1. #caa8fd
  2. #fda8db
  3. #dbfda8
  4. #a8fdca

Square

  1. #caa8fd
  2. #fda8b1
  3. #dbfda8
  4. #a8fdf5

Monochromatic

  1. #6f12fa
  2. #9c5dfb
  3. #caa8fd
  4. #f3ebff
  5. #f3ebff

Shades

#caa8fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa8fd
  2. #b697e4
  3. #a286ca
  4. #8d76b1
  5. #796598
  6. #65547f
  7. #514365
  8. #3d324c
  9. #282233
  10. #141119
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa8fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa8fd
  2. #cfb1fd
  3. #d5b9fd
  4. #dac2fe
  5. #dfcbfe
  6. #e5d4fe
  7. #eadcfe
  8. #efe5fe
  9. #f4eeff
  10. #faf6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa8fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa8fd
  2. #c3a4f1
  3. #bba0e4
  4. #b49cd8
  5. #ac98cb
  6. #a594bf
  7. #9e90b2
  8. #968ca6
  9. #8f8899
  10. #87848d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfb2d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95b7ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bb7fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1b5c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adb1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b1fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b0df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caa8fd {
  color: #caa8fd;
}
Background
.bg-caa8fd {
  background-color: #caa8fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa8fd {
  border: 2px solid #caa8fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa8fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 168 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 96% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa8fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa8fd, #f5a8fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa8fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 168 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.69 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.73 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.38 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.67 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.12 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.82 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.96 #355702 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Mauve
#caa8fd  rgb(202, 168, 253)  hsl(264, 96%, 83%)  Mauve
#dbfda8  rgb(219, 253, 168)  hsl(84, 96%, 83%)  Tea Green
#fdcaa8  rgb(253, 202, 168)  hsl(24, 96%, 83%)  Apricot
#a8fdca  rgb(168, 253, 202)  hsl(144, 96%, 83%)  Magic Mint