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#CD99FF

#cd99ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cd99ff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 60% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.61% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 270.59°, with 100% saturation and 80% 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 9.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 6.65.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.4298

Complementary

  1. #cd99ff
  2. #cbff99

Split complementary

  1. #cd99ff
  2. #feff99
  3. #99ff9a

Analogous

  1. #9a99ff
  2. #cd99ff
  3. #ff99fe

Triadic

  1. #cd99ff
  2. #ffcd99
  3. #99ffcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd99ff
  2. #ff99cb
  3. #cbff99
  4. #99ffcd

Square

  1. #cd99ff
  2. #ff9a99
  3. #cbff99
  4. #99feff

Monochromatic

  1. #8200ff
  2. #a84dff
  3. #cd99ff
  4. #f3e5ff
  5. #f5ebff

Shades

#cd99ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd99ff
  2. #b98ae6
  3. #a47acc
  4. #906bb3
  5. #7b5c99
  6. #674d80
  7. #523d66
  8. #3e2e4d
  9. #291f33
  10. #150f1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd99ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd99ff
  2. #d2a3ff
  3. #d7adff
  4. #dcb8ff
  5. #e1c2ff
  6. #e6ccff
  7. #ebd6ff
  8. #f0e0ff
  9. #f5ebff
  10. #faf5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd99ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd99ff
  2. #c597f2
  3. #be94e6
  4. #b692d9
  5. #ae8fcc
  6. #a78dc0
  7. #9f8ab3
  8. #9788a6
  9. #8f8599
  10. #88838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bca7d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #82adff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8eb0fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6a9c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a6ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba7fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9a3dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd99ff {
  color: #cd99ff;
}
Background
.bg-cd99ff {
  background-color: #cd99ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd99ff {
  border: 2px solid #cd99ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd99ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 153 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 100% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd99ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd99ff, #ff99fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd99ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 153 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.65 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.79 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.22 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.85 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.10 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.53 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 10.81 #326600 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Mauve
#cd99ff  rgb(205, 153, 255)  hsl(271, 100%, 80%)  Mauve
#cbff99  rgb(203, 255, 153)  hsl(91, 100%, 80%)  Inchworm
#ffcd99  rgb(255, 205, 153)  hsl(31, 100%, 80%)  Peach Orange
#99ffcd  rgb(153, 255, 205)  hsl(151, 100%, 80%)  Aquamarine