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#cd9dfd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cd9dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.97% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 96% saturation and 80.39% 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 9.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.68.

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Relative luminance0.4418

Complementary

  1. #cd9dfd
  2. #cdfd9d

Split complementary

  1. #cd9dfd
  2. #fdfd9d
  3. #9dfd9d

Analogous

  1. #9d9dfd
  2. #cd9dfd
  3. #fd9dfd

Triadic

  1. #cd9dfd
  2. #fdcd9d
  3. #9dfdcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd9dfd
  2. #fd9dcd
  3. #cdfd9d
  4. #9dfdcd

Square

  1. #cd9dfd
  2. #fd9d9d
  3. #cdfd9d
  4. #9dfdfd

Monochromatic

  1. #8007fa
  2. #a752fb
  3. #cd9dfd
  4. #f3e8ff
  5. #f5ebff

Shades

#cd9dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd9dfd
  2. #b98de4
  3. #a47eca
  4. #906eb1
  5. #7b5e98
  6. #674f7f
  7. #523f65
  8. #3e2f4c
  9. #291f33
  10. #151019
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd9dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd9dfd
  2. #d2a7fd
  3. #d7b1fd
  4. #dcbafe
  5. #e1c4fe
  6. #e6cefe
  7. #ebd8fe
  8. #f0e2fe
  9. #f5ebff
  10. #faf5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd9dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd9dfd
  2. #c59af1
  3. #be97e4
  4. #b694d8
  5. #ae91cb
  6. #a78fbf
  7. #9f8cb2
  8. #9789a6
  9. #8f8699
  10. #88838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdaad4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88b0ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93b2fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6acc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a9ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adaafb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9a6dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd9dfd {
  color: #cd9dfd;
}
Background
.bg-cd9dfd {
  background-color: #cd9dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd9dfd {
  border: 2px solid #cd9dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd9dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd9dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd9dfd, #fd9dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd9dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.68 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.00 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.82 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.94 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.58 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.85 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 11.45 #326202 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Mauve
#cd9dfd  rgb(205, 157, 253)  hsl(270, 96%, 80%)  Mauve
#cdfd9d  rgb(205, 253, 157)  hsl(90, 96%, 80%)  Pale Green
#fdcd9d  rgb(253, 205, 157)  hsl(30, 96%, 80%)  Peach Orange
#9dfdcd  rgb(157, 253, 205)  hsl(150, 96%, 80%)  Aquamarine