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#BD9DFD

#bd9dfd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bd9dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.3% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 260°, 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 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 8.06.

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Relative luminance0.4202

Complementary

  1. #bd9dfd
  2. #ddfd9d

Split complementary

  1. #bd9dfd
  2. #fded9d
  3. #adfd9d

Analogous

  1. #9dadfd
  2. #bd9dfd
  3. #ed9dfd

Triadic

  1. #bd9dfd
  2. #fdbd9d
  3. #9dfdbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd9dfd
  2. #fd9ddd
  3. #ddfd9d
  4. #9dfdbd

Square

  1. #bd9dfd
  2. #fd9dad
  3. #ddfd9d
  4. #9dfded

Monochromatic

  1. #5807fa
  2. #8b52fb
  3. #bd9dfd
  4. #efe8ff
  5. #f2ebff

Shades

#bd9dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd9dfd
  2. #aa8de4
  3. #977eca
  4. #846eb1
  5. #715e98
  6. #5f4f7f
  7. #4c3f65
  8. #392f4c
  9. #261f33
  10. #131019
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd9dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd9dfd
  2. #c4a7fd
  3. #cab1fd
  4. #d1bafe
  5. #d7c4fe
  6. #decefe
  7. #e5d8fe
  8. #ebe2fe
  9. #f2ebff
  10. #f8f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd9dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd9dfd
  2. #b79af1
  3. #b197e4
  4. #ab94d8
  5. #a591cb
  6. #9f8fbf
  7. #988cb2
  8. #9289a6
  9. #8c8699
  10. #86838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4a7d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84aeff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8aadfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1adc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ea7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a7fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6a7dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd9dfd {
  color: #bd9dfd;
}
Background
.bg-bd9dfd {
  background-color: #bd9dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd9dfd {
  border: 2px solid #bd9dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd9dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd9dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd9dfd, #ed9dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd9dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.06 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.60 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.05 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.54 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.75 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.76 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 12.62 #426202 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Mauve
#bd9dfd  rgb(189, 157, 253)  hsl(260, 96%, 80%)  Mauve
#ddfd9d  rgb(221, 253, 157)  hsl(80, 96%, 80%)  Pastel Yellow
#fdbd9d  rgb(253, 189, 157)  hsl(20, 96%, 80%)  Apricot
#9dfdbd  rgb(157, 253, 189)  hsl(140, 96%, 80%)  Pale Green