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#CD97FF

#cd97ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cd97ff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 59.22% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.61% cyan, 40.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 271.15°, with 100% 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 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 7.06.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.4233

Complementary

  1. #cd97ff
  2. #c9ff97

Split complementary

  1. #cd97ff
  2. #fdff97
  3. #97ff99

Analogous

  1. #9997ff
  2. #cd97ff
  3. #ff97fd

Triadic

  1. #cd97ff
  2. #ffcd97
  3. #97ffcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd97ff
  2. #ff97c9
  3. #c9ff97
  4. #97ffcd

Square

  1. #cd97ff
  2. #ff9997
  3. #c9ff97
  4. #97fdff

Monochromatic

  1. #8300fd
  2. #a84bff
  3. #cd97ff
  4. #f2e4ff
  5. #f5ebff

Shades

#cd97ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd97ff
  2. #b988e6
  3. #a479cc
  4. #906ab3
  5. #7b5b99
  6. #674c80
  7. #523c66
  8. #3e2d4d
  9. #291e33
  10. #150f1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd97ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd97ff
  2. #d2a1ff
  3. #d7acff
  4. #dcb6ff
  5. #e1c1ff
  6. #e6cbff
  7. #ebd5ff
  8. #f0e0ff
  9. #f5eaff
  10. #faf5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd97ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd97ff
  2. #c595f2
  3. #be92e6
  4. #b690d9
  5. #ae8ecc
  6. #a78cc0
  7. #9f89b3
  8. #9787a6
  9. #8f8599
  10. #88828d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bba5d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7facff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8caffc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6a7bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a4ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa6fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9a1dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd97ff {
  color: #cd97ff;
}
Background
.bg-cd97ff {
  background-color: #cd97ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd97ff {
  border: 2px solid #cd97ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd97ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 151 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 100% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd97ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd97ff, #ff97fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd97ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 151 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.06 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.89 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.03 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.37 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.83 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.69 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 10.49 #326800 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Mauve
#cd97ff  rgb(205, 151, 255)  hsl(271, 100%, 80%)  Mauve
#c9ff97  rgb(201, 255, 151)  hsl(91, 100%, 80%)  Inchworm
#ffcd97  rgb(255, 205, 151)  hsl(31, 100%, 80%)  Peach Orange
#97ffcd  rgb(151, 255, 205)  hsl(151, 100%, 80%)  Aquamarine