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#bf9dfd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bf9dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.51% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 261.25°, 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 9.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 7.72.

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Relative luminance0.4228

Complementary

  1. #bf9dfd
  2. #dbfd9d

Split complementary

  1. #bf9dfd
  2. #fdef9d
  3. #abfd9d

Analogous

  1. #9dabfd
  2. #bf9dfd
  3. #ef9dfd

Triadic

  1. #bf9dfd
  2. #fdbf9d
  3. #9dfdbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf9dfd
  2. #fd9ddb
  3. #dbfd9d
  4. #9dfdbf

Square

  1. #bf9dfd
  2. #fd9dab
  3. #dbfd9d
  4. #9dfdef

Monochromatic

  1. #5d07fa
  2. #8e52fb
  3. #bf9dfd
  4. #f0e8ff
  5. #f2ebff

Shades

#bf9dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf9dfd
  2. #ac8de4
  3. #997eca
  4. #866eb1
  5. #735e98
  6. #604f7f
  7. #4c3f65
  8. #392f4c
  9. #261f33
  10. #131019
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf9dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf9dfd
  2. #c5a7fd
  3. #ccb1fd
  4. #d2bafe
  5. #d9c4fe
  6. #dfcefe
  7. #e5d8fe
  8. #ece2fe
  9. #f2ebff
  10. #f9f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf9dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf9dfd
  2. #b99af1
  3. #b297e4
  4. #ac94d8
  5. #a691cb
  6. #a08fbf
  7. #998cb2
  8. #9389a6
  9. #8d8699
  10. #86838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5a7d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85aeff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8badfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3adc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2a7fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8a7dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf9dfd {
  color: #bf9dfd;
}
Background
.bg-bf9dfd {
  background-color: #bf9dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf9dfd {
  border: 2px solid #bf9dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf9dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf9dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf9dfd, #ef9dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf9dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.72 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.33 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.94 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.18 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.47 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 12.02 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 12.22 #406202 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Mauve
#bf9dfd  rgb(191, 157, 253)  hsl(261, 96%, 80%)  Mauve
#dbfd9d  rgb(219, 253, 157)  hsl(81, 96%, 80%)  Inchworm
#fdbf9d  rgb(253, 191, 157)  hsl(21, 96%, 80%)  Apricot
#9dfdbf  rgb(157, 253, 191)  hsl(141, 96%, 80%)  Aquamarine