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#B59DFD

#b59dfd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b59dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.46% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 96% saturation and 80.39% 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 9.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 9.52.

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Relative luminance0.4103

Complementary

  1. #b59dfd
  2. #e5fd9d

Split complementary

  1. #b59dfd
  2. #fde59d
  3. #b5fd9d

Analogous

  1. #9db5fd
  2. #b59dfd
  3. #e59dfd

Triadic

  1. #b59dfd
  2. #fdb59d
  3. #9dfdb5

Tetradic

  1. #b59dfd
  2. #fd9de5
  3. #e5fd9d
  4. #9dfdb5

Square

  1. #b59dfd
  2. #fd9db5
  3. #e5fd9d
  4. #9dfde5

Monochromatic

  1. #4407fa
  2. #7c52fb
  3. #b59dfd
  4. #eee8ff
  5. #f0ebff

Shades

#b59dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59dfd
  2. #a38de4
  3. #917eca
  4. #7f6eb1
  5. #6d5e98
  6. #5b4f7f
  7. #483f65
  8. #362f4c
  9. #241f33
  10. #121019
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59dfd
  2. #bca7fd
  3. #c4b1fd
  4. #cbbafe
  5. #d3c4fe
  6. #dacefe
  7. #e1d8fe
  8. #e9e2fe
  9. #f0ebff
  10. #f8f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59dfd
  2. #b09af1
  3. #aa97e4
  4. #a594d8
  5. #a091cb
  6. #9b8fbf
  7. #958cb2
  8. #9089a6
  9. #8b8699
  10. #85838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa6d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #82adff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85aafb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5aec1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99a7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ba5fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aca7dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59dfd {
  color: #b59dfd;
}
Background
.bg-b59dfd {
  background-color: #b59dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59dfd {
  border: 2px solid #b59dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59dfd, #e59dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.52 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.71 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.78 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.87 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.44 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 12.88 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 13.00 #4a6202 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Mauve
#b59dfd  rgb(181, 157, 253)  hsl(255, 96%, 80%)  Mauve
#e5fd9d  rgb(229, 253, 157)  hsl(75, 96%, 80%)  Pastel Yellow
#fdb59d  rgb(253, 181, 157)  hsl(15, 96%, 80%)  Vivid Tangerine
#9dfdb5  rgb(157, 253, 181)  hsl(135, 96%, 80%)  Pale Green