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#C09DFD

#c09dfd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c09dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.11% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 261.88°, 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 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 7.55.

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Relative luminance0.4241

Complementary

  1. #c09dfd
  2. #dafd9d

Split complementary

  1. #c09dfd
  2. #fdf09d
  3. #aafd9d

Analogous

  1. #9daafd
  2. #c09dfd
  3. #f09dfd

Triadic

  1. #c09dfd
  2. #fdc09d
  3. #9dfdc0

Tetradic

  1. #c09dfd
  2. #fd9dda
  3. #dafd9d
  4. #9dfdc0

Square

  1. #c09dfd
  2. #fd9daa
  3. #dafd9d
  4. #9dfdf0

Monochromatic

  1. #6007fa
  2. #9052fb
  3. #c09dfd
  4. #f0e8ff
  5. #f2ebff

Shades

#c09dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c09dfd
  2. #ad8de4
  3. #9a7eca
  4. #866eb1
  5. #735e98
  6. #604f7f
  7. #4d3f65
  8. #3a2f4c
  9. #261f33
  10. #131019
  11. #000000

Tints

#c09dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c09dfd
  2. #c6a7fd
  3. #cdb1fd
  4. #d3bafe
  5. #d9c4fe
  6. #e0cefe
  7. #e6d8fe
  8. #ece2fe
  9. #f2ebff
  10. #f9f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c09dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c09dfd
  2. #ba9af1
  3. #b397e4
  4. #ad94d8
  5. #a691cb
  6. #a08fbf
  7. #9a8cb2
  8. #9389a6
  9. #8d8699
  10. #86838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a8d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85aeff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8baefa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5adc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0a7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a7fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9a7dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c09dfd {
  color: #c09dfd;
}
Background
.bg-c09dfd {
  background-color: #c09dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c09dfd {
  border: 2px solid #c09dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c09dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c09dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c09dfd, #f09dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c09dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.55 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.21 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.89 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.01 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.33 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 12.02 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 12.15 #3f6202 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Mauve
#c09dfd  rgb(192, 157, 253)  hsl(262, 96%, 80%)  Mauve
#dafd9d  rgb(218, 253, 157)  hsl(82, 96%, 80%)  Inchworm
#fdc09d  rgb(253, 192, 157)  hsl(22, 96%, 80%)  Apricot
#9dfdc0  rgb(157, 253, 192)  hsl(142, 96%, 80%)  Aquamarine