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#CDB4FF

#cdb4ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cdb4ff 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, 70.59% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.61% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 100% saturation and 85.29% 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 11.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5284

Complementary

  1. #cdb4ff
  2. #e6ffb4

Split complementary

  1. #cdb4ff
  2. #fff2b4
  3. #c0ffb4

Analogous

  1. #b4c0ff
  2. #cdb4ff
  3. #f2b4ff

Triadic

  1. #cdb4ff
  2. #ffcdb4
  3. #b4ffcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdb4ff
  2. #ffb4e6
  3. #e6ffb4
  4. #b4ffcd

Square

  1. #cdb4ff
  2. #ffb4c0
  3. #e6ffb4
  4. #b4fff2

Monochromatic

  1. #671bff
  2. #9a67ff
  3. #cdb4ff
  4. #f1ebff
  5. #f1ebff

Shades

#cdb4ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdb4ff
  2. #b9a2e6
  3. #a490cc
  4. #907eb3
  5. #7b6c99
  6. #675a80
  7. #524866
  8. #3e364d
  9. #292433
  10. #15121a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdb4ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdb4ff
  2. #d2bcff
  3. #d7c3ff
  4. #dccbff
  5. #e1d2ff
  6. #e6daff
  7. #ebe1ff
  8. #f0e9ff
  9. #f5f0ff
  10. #faf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdb4ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdb4ff
  2. #c5aff2
  3. #beaae6
  4. #b6a4d9
  5. #ae9fcc
  6. #a79ac0
  7. #9f95b3
  8. #9790a6
  9. #8f8a99
  10. #88858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5bbdc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3c0ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8c0fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4c0cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6bbff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8bbfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8bbe4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdb4ff {
  color: #cdb4ff;
}
Background
.bg-cdb4ff {
  background-color: #cdb4ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdb4ff {
  border: 2px solid #cdb4ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdb4ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 180 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 100% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdb4ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdb4ff, #f2b4ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdb4ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 180 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.82 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.63 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.67 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.24 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.20 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.72 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.08 #324b00 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Mauve
#cdb4ff  rgb(205, 180, 255)  hsl(260, 100%, 85%)  Mauve
#e6ffb4  rgb(230, 255, 180)  hsl(80, 100%, 85%)  Tea Green
#ffcdb4  rgb(255, 205, 180)  hsl(20, 100%, 85%)  Apricot
#b4ffcd  rgb(180, 255, 205)  hsl(140, 100%, 85%)  Magic Mint