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#CD8AE3

#cd8ae3 ≈ Floral Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cd8ae3 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 54.12% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.69% cyan, 39.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 285.17°, with 61.38% saturation and 71.57% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 5.4.

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Relative luminance0.367

Complementary

  1. #cd8ae3
  2. #a0e38a

Split complementary

  1. #cd8ae3
  2. #cde38a
  3. #8ae3a1

Analogous

  1. #a18ae3
  2. #cd8ae3
  3. #e38acd

Triadic

  1. #cd8ae3
  2. #e3cd8a
  3. #8ae3cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd8ae3
  2. #e38aa0
  3. #a0e38a
  4. #8ae3cd

Square

  1. #cd8ae3
  2. #e3a18a
  3. #a0e38a
  4. #8acde3

Monochromatic

  1. #8b29ab
  2. #b34cd4
  3. #cd8ae3
  4. #e7c8f2
  5. #f8effb

Shades

#cd8ae3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd8ae3
  2. #b97ccc
  3. #a46eb6
  4. #90619f
  5. #7b5388
  6. #674572
  7. #52375b
  8. #3e2944
  9. #291c2d
  10. #150e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd8ae3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd8ae3
  2. #d296e6
  3. #d7a1e9
  4. #dcadeb
  5. #e1b9ee
  6. #e6c5f1
  7. #ebd0f4
  8. #f0dcf7
  9. #f5e8f9
  10. #faf3fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd8ae3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd8ae3
  2. #c589d9
  3. #be88cf
  4. #b687c5
  5. #ae86bb
  6. #a785b2
  7. #9f84a8
  8. #97839e
  9. #8f8294
  10. #88818a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b59ac0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c9fe6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8da5e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd95ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a397e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab9be1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd91c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd8ae3 {
  color: #cd8ae3;
}
Background
.bg-cd8ae3 {
  background-color: #cd8ae3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd8ae3 {
  border: 2px solid #cd8ae3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd8ae3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 138 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 61% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd8ae3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd8ae3, #e38acd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd8ae3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 138 227 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.40 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 5.82 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.58 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.89 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.99 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.49 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.69 #32751c Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#cd8ae3  rgb(205, 138, 227)  hsl(285, 61%, 72%)  Floral Lavender
#a0e38a  rgb(160, 227, 138)  hsl(105, 61%, 72%)  Light Green
#e3cd8a  rgb(227, 205, 138)  hsl(45, 61%, 72%)  Buff
#8ae3cd  rgb(138, 227, 205)  hsl(165, 61%, 72%)  Magic Mint