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#F8CAFF

#f8caff ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#f8caff is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 79.22% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.75% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 292.08°, with 100% saturation and 89.61% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 8.13.

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Relative luminance0.6942

Complementary

  1. #f8caff
  2. #d1ffca

Split complementary

  1. #f8caff
  2. #ecffca
  3. #caffde

Analogous

  1. #decaff
  2. #f8caff
  3. #ffcaec

Triadic

  1. #f8caff
  2. #fff8ca
  3. #cafff8

Tetradic

  1. #f8caff
  2. #ffcad1
  3. #d1ffca
  4. #cafff8

Square

  1. #f8caff
  2. #ffdeca
  3. #d1ffca
  4. #caecff

Monochromatic

  1. #e431ff
  2. #ee7eff
  3. #f8caff
  4. #fcebff
  5. #fcebff

Shades

#f8caff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8caff
  2. #dfb6e6
  3. #c6a2cc
  4. #ae8db3
  5. #957999
  6. #7c6580
  7. #635166
  8. #4a3d4d
  9. #322833
  10. #19141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8caff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8caff
  2. #f9cfff
  3. #f9d5ff
  4. #fadaff
  5. #fbdfff
  6. #fce5ff
  7. #fceaff
  8. #fdefff
  9. #fef4ff
  10. #fefaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8caff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8caff
  2. #ecc3f2
  3. #e0bbe6
  4. #d4b4d9
  5. #c8accc
  6. #bca5c0
  7. #b09eb3
  8. #a496a6
  9. #988f99
  10. #8c878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6d3e9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5d6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfdbfd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #facfdc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbd1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1d4fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9cdeb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8caff {
  color: #f8caff;
}
Background
.bg-f8caff {
  background-color: #f8caff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8caff {
  border: 2px solid #f8caff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8caff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 202 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 100% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8caff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8caff, #ffcaec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8caff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 202 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.13 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.14 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.77 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.04 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.46 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.98 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 12.13 #073500 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Mauve
#f8caff  rgb(248, 202, 255)  hsl(292, 100%, 90%)  Mauve
#d1ffca  rgb(209, 255, 202)  hsl(112, 100%, 90%)  Tea Green
#fff8ca  rgb(255, 248, 202)  hsl(52, 100%, 90%)  Lemon Chiffon
#cafff8  rgb(202, 255, 248)  hsl(172, 100%, 90%)  Celeste