ColorTool
Log in
#CEA9F4

#cea9f4 ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#cea9f4 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 66.27% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.57% cyan, 30.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 269.6°, with 77.32% saturation and 80.98% 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 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc99ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.4803

Complementary

  1. #cea9f4
  2. #cff4a9

Split complementary

  1. #cea9f4
  2. #f4f3a9
  3. #a9f4a9

Analogous

  1. #a9a9f4
  2. #cea9f4
  3. #f3a9f4

Triadic

  1. #cea9f4
  2. #f4cea9
  3. #a9f4ce

Tetradic

  1. #cea9f4
  2. #f4a9cf
  3. #cff4a9
  4. #a9f4ce

Square

  1. #cea9f4
  2. #f4a9a9
  3. #cff4a9
  4. #a9f4f3

Monochromatic

  1. #8121e3
  2. #a765eb
  3. #cea9f4
  4. #f5edfd
  5. #f5edfd

Shades

#cea9f4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cea9f4
  2. #b998dc
  3. #a587c3
  4. #9076ab
  5. #7c6592
  6. #67557a
  7. #524462
  8. #3e3349
  9. #292231
  10. #151118
  11. #000000

Tints

#cea9f4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cea9f4
  2. #d3b2f5
  3. #d8baf6
  4. #ddc3f7
  5. #e2cbf8
  6. #e7d4fa
  7. #ebddfb
  8. #f0e5fc
  9. #f5eefd
  10. #faf6fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cea9f4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cea9f4
  2. #c6a5e8
  3. #bea1dd
  4. #b79dd1
  5. #af99c6
  6. #a795ba
  7. #9f90ae
  8. #978ca3
  9. #908897
  10. #88848c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1b2d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9bb7f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2b9f2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9b4c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b1f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5b3f3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbafd9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-cea9f4 {
  color: #cea9f4;
}
Background
.bg-cea9f4 {
  background-color: #cea9f4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cea9f4 {
  border: 2px solid #cea9f4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cea9f4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 169 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 77% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cea9f4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cea9f4, #f3a9f4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cea9f4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 169 244 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.34 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.65 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.24 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.67 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.74 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.33 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.56 #31560b Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Mauve
#cea9f4  rgb(206, 169, 244)  hsl(270, 77%, 81%)  Mauve
#cff4a9  rgb(207, 244, 169)  hsl(90, 77%, 81%)  Tea Green
#f4cea9  rgb(244, 206, 169)  hsl(30, 77%, 81%)  Light Apricot
#a9f4ce  rgb(169, 244, 206)  hsl(150, 77%, 81%)  Magic Mint