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#C29DFD

#c29dfd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c29dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.32% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 263.12°, 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 9.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 7.22.

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Relative luminance0.4268

Complementary

  1. #c29dfd
  2. #d8fd9d

Split complementary

  1. #c29dfd
  2. #fdf29d
  3. #a8fd9d

Analogous

  1. #9da8fd
  2. #c29dfd
  3. #f29dfd

Triadic

  1. #c29dfd
  2. #fdc29d
  3. #9dfdc2

Tetradic

  1. #c29dfd
  2. #fd9dd8
  3. #d8fd9d
  4. #9dfdc2

Square

  1. #c29dfd
  2. #fd9da8
  3. #d8fd9d
  4. #9dfdf2

Monochromatic

  1. #6507fa
  2. #9352fb
  3. #c29dfd
  4. #f1e8ff
  5. #f3ebff

Shades

#c29dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c29dfd
  2. #af8de4
  3. #9b7eca
  4. #886eb1
  5. #745e98
  6. #614f7f
  7. #4e3f65
  8. #3a2f4c
  9. #271f33
  10. #131019
  11. #000000

Tints

#c29dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c29dfd
  2. #c8a7fd
  3. #ceb1fd
  4. #d4bafe
  5. #dac4fe
  6. #e1cefe
  7. #e7d8fe
  8. #ede2fe
  9. #f3ebff
  10. #f9f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c29dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c29dfd
  2. #bb9af1
  3. #b597e4
  4. #ae94d8
  5. #a891cb
  6. #a18fbf
  7. #9a8cb2
  8. #9489a6
  9. #8d8699
  10. #87838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a8d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85aeff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8daefa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7adc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a8ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a8fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bca7dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c29dfd {
  color: #c29dfd;
}
Background
.bg-c29dfd {
  background-color: #c29dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c29dfd {
  border: 2px solid #c29dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c29dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c29dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c29dfd, #f29dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c29dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.22 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.97 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.82 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.67 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.06 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.62 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 12.42 #3d6202 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Mauve
#c29dfd  rgb(194, 157, 253)  hsl(263, 96%, 80%)  Mauve
#d8fd9d  rgb(216, 253, 157)  hsl(83, 96%, 80%)  Inchworm
#fdc29d  rgb(253, 194, 157)  hsl(23, 96%, 80%)  Apricot
#9dfdc2  rgb(157, 253, 194)  hsl(143, 96%, 80%)  Aquamarine