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#CDABFA

#cdabfa ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cdabfa is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 67.06% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18% cyan, 31.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 265.82°, with 88.76% 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 10.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.4901

Complementary

  1. #cdabfa
  2. #d8faab

Split complementary

  1. #cdabfa
  2. #faf4ab
  3. #b1faab

Analogous

  1. #abb1fa
  2. #cdabfa
  3. #f4abfa

Triadic

  1. #cdabfa
  2. #facdab
  3. #abfacd

Tetradic

  1. #cdabfa
  2. #faabd8
  3. #d8faab
  4. #abfacd

Square

  1. #cdabfa
  2. #faabb1
  3. #d8faab
  4. #abfaf4

Monochromatic

  1. #771bf1
  2. #a263f6
  3. #cdabfa
  4. #f4ecfe
  5. #f4ecfe

Shades

#cdabfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdabfa
  2. #b99ae1
  3. #a489c8
  4. #9078af
  5. #7b6796
  6. #67567d
  7. #524464
  8. #3e334b
  9. #292232
  10. #151119
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdabfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdabfa
  2. #d2b3fb
  3. #d7bcfb
  4. #dcc4fc
  5. #e1cdfc
  6. #e6d5fd
  7. #ebddfd
  8. #f0e6fe
  9. #f5eefe
  10. #faf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdabfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdabfa
  2. #c5a7ee
  3. #bea2e2
  4. #b69ed5
  5. #ae9ac9
  6. #a796bd
  7. #9f91b1
  8. #978da5
  9. #8f8998
  10. #88848c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2b4d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9bb9fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1baf8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6b7c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b4fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b4f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9b2de ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdabfa {
  color: #cdabfa;
}
Background
.bg-cdabfa {
  background-color: #cdabfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdabfa {
  border: 2px solid #cdabfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdabfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 171 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 89% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdabfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdabfa, #f4abfa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdabfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 171 250 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.72 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.95 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.53 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.08 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.85 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.77 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 12.10 #325405 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Mauve
#cdabfa  rgb(205, 171, 250)  hsl(266, 89%, 83%)  Mauve
#d8faab  rgb(216, 250, 171)  hsl(86, 89%, 83%)  Tea Green
#facdab  rgb(250, 205, 171)  hsl(26, 89%, 83%)  Apricot
#abfacd  rgb(171, 250, 205)  hsl(146, 89%, 83%)  Magic Mint