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#cdaefd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cdaefd 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, 68.24% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.97% cyan, 31.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 263.54°, with 95.18% saturation and 83.73% 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 11.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.5034

Complementary

  1. #cdaefd
  2. #defdae

Split complementary

  1. #cdaefd
  2. #fdf4ae
  3. #b7fdae

Analogous

  1. #aeb7fd
  2. #cdaefd
  3. #f4aefd

Triadic

  1. #cdaefd
  2. #fdcdae
  3. #aefdcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdaefd
  2. #fdaede
  3. #defdae
  4. #aefdcd

Square

  1. #cdaefd
  2. #fdaeb7
  3. #defdae
  4. #aefdf4

Monochromatic

  1. #7119f9
  2. #9f63fb
  3. #cdaefd
  4. #f3ebff
  5. #f3ebff

Shades

#cdaefd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdaefd
  2. #b99de4
  3. #a48bca
  4. #907ab1
  5. #7b6898
  6. #67577f
  7. #524665
  8. #3e344c
  9. #292333
  10. #151119
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdaefd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdaefd
  2. #d2b6fd
  3. #d7befd
  4. #dcc6fe
  5. #e1cefe
  6. #e6d7fe
  7. #ebdffe
  8. #f0e7fe
  9. #f5efff
  10. #faf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdaefd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdaefd
  2. #c5a9f1
  3. #bea5e4
  4. #b6a0d8
  5. #ae9ccb
  6. #a797bf
  7. #9f92b2
  8. #978ea6
  9. #8f8999
  10. #88858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3b7d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9dbcff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3bcfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5bacb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b6ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5b6fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b5e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdaefd {
  color: #cdaefd;
}
Background
.bg-cdaefd {
  background-color: #cdaefd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdaefd {
  border: 2px solid #cdaefd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdaefd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 174 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 95% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdaefd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdaefd, #f4aefd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdaefd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 174 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.02 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.67 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.24 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.30 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.34 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.76 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.52 #325102 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Mauve
#cdaefd  rgb(205, 174, 253)  hsl(264, 95%, 84%)  Mauve
#defdae  rgb(222, 253, 174)  hsl(84, 95%, 84%)  Tea Green
#fdcdae  rgb(253, 205, 174)  hsl(24, 95%, 84%)  Apricot
#aefdcd  rgb(174, 253, 205)  hsl(144, 95%, 84%)  Magic Mint