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#bfaffc ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bfaffc is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 68.63% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.21% cyan, 30.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 252.47°, with 92.77% saturation and 83.73% 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 10.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 7.42.

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Relative luminance0.4876

Complementary

  1. #bfaffc
  2. #ecfcaf

Split complementary

  1. #bfaffc
  2. #fce6af
  3. #c6fcaf

Analogous

  1. #afc6fc
  2. #bfaffc
  3. #e6affc

Triadic

  1. #bfaffc
  2. #fcbfaf
  3. #affcbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfaffc
  2. #fcafec
  3. #ecfcaf
  4. #affcbf

Square

  1. #bfaffc
  2. #fcafc6
  3. #ecfcaf
  4. #affce6

Monochromatic

  1. #491cf6
  2. #8465f9
  3. #bfaffc
  4. #efebfe
  5. #efebfe

Shades

#bfaffc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfaffc
  2. #ac9ee3
  3. #998cca
  4. #867bb0
  5. #736997
  6. #60587e
  7. #4c4665
  8. #39354c
  9. #262332
  10. #131219
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfaffc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfaffc
  2. #c5b7fc
  3. #ccbffd
  4. #d2c7fd
  5. #d9cffd
  6. #dfd7fe
  7. #e5dffe
  8. #ece7fe
  9. #f2effe
  10. #f9f7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfaffc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfaffc
  2. #b9aaf0
  3. #b2a6e3
  4. #aca1d7
  5. #a69cca
  6. #a098be
  7. #9993b2
  8. #938ea5
  9. #8d8999
  10. #86858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcb5d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9cbaff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9db8fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2bccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abb6fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acb5fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8b7e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfaffc {
  color: #bfaffc;
}
Background
.bg-bfaffc {
  background-color: #bfaffc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfaffc {
  border: 2px solid #bfaffc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfaffc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 175 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 93% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfaffc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfaffc, #e6affc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfaffc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 175 252 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.42 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.01 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.77 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.29 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.72 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 12.11 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.85 #405003 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Mauve
#bfaffc  rgb(191, 175, 252)  hsl(252, 93%, 84%)  Mauve
#ecfcaf  rgb(236, 252, 175)  hsl(72, 93%, 84%)  Pastel Yellow
#fcbfaf  rgb(252, 191, 175)  hsl(12, 93%, 84%)  Melon
#affcbf  rgb(175, 252, 191)  hsl(132, 93%, 84%)  Granny Smith Apple