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#cdaeff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cdaeff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.61% cyan, 31.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 262.96°, with 100% saturation and 84.12% 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 11.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.19.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.5047

Complementary

  1. #cdaeff
  2. #e0ffae

Split complementary

  1. #cdaeff
  2. #fff5ae
  3. #b8ffae

Analogous

  1. #aeb8ff
  2. #cdaeff
  3. #f5aeff

Triadic

  1. #cdaeff
  2. #ffcdae
  3. #aeffcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdaeff
  2. #ffaee0
  3. #e0ffae
  4. #aeffcd

Square

  1. #cdaeff
  2. #ffaeb8
  3. #e0ffae
  4. #aefff5

Monochromatic

  1. #6f15ff
  2. #9e62ff
  3. #cdaeff
  4. #f2ebff
  5. #f2ebff

Shades

#cdaeff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdaeff
  2. #b99de6
  3. #a48bcc
  4. #907ab3
  5. #7b6899
  6. #675780
  7. #524666
  8. #3e344d
  9. #292333
  10. #15111a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdaeff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdaeff
  2. #d2b6ff
  3. #d7beff
  4. #dcc6ff
  5. #e1ceff
  6. #e6d7ff
  7. #ebdfff
  8. #f0e7ff
  9. #f5efff
  10. #faf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdaeff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdaeff
  2. #c5a9f2
  3. #bea5e6
  4. #b6a0d9
  5. #ae9ccc
  6. #a797c0
  7. #9f92b3
  8. #978ea6
  9. #8f8999
  10. #88858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3b7da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9cbcff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2bcfd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5bacb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b6ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5b7fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b6e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdaeff {
  color: #cdaeff;
}
Background
.bg-cdaeff {
  background-color: #cdaeff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdaeff {
  border: 2px solid #cdaeff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdaeff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 174 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 100% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdaeff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdaeff, #f5aeff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdaeff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 174 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.19 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.01 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.35 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.55 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.72 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.78 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.55 #325100 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Mauve
#cdaeff  rgb(205, 174, 255)  hsl(263, 100%, 84%)  Mauve
#e0ffae  rgb(224, 255, 174)  hsl(83, 100%, 84%)  Tea Green
#ffcdae  rgb(255, 205, 174)  hsl(23, 100%, 84%)  Apricot
#aeffcd  rgb(174, 255, 205)  hsl(143, 100%, 84%)  Magic Mint