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#C59DFD

#c59dfd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c59dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.13% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 265°, 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 9.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 6.75.

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Relative luminance0.4308

Complementary

  1. #c59dfd
  2. #d5fd9d

Split complementary

  1. #c59dfd
  2. #fdf59d
  3. #a5fd9d

Analogous

  1. #9da5fd
  2. #c59dfd
  3. #f59dfd

Triadic

  1. #c59dfd
  2. #fdc59d
  3. #9dfdc5

Tetradic

  1. #c59dfd
  2. #fd9dd5
  3. #d5fd9d
  4. #9dfdc5

Square

  1. #c59dfd
  2. #fd9da5
  3. #d5fd9d
  4. #9dfdf5

Monochromatic

  1. #6c07fa
  2. #9952fb
  3. #c59dfd
  4. #f1e8ff
  5. #f3ebff

Shades

#c59dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c59dfd
  2. #b18de4
  3. #9e7eca
  4. #8a6eb1
  5. #765e98
  6. #634f7f
  7. #4f3f65
  8. #3b2f4c
  9. #271f33
  10. #141019
  11. #000000

Tints

#c59dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c59dfd
  2. #cba7fd
  3. #d1b1fd
  4. #d6bafe
  5. #dcc4fe
  6. #e2cefe
  7. #e8d8fe
  8. #eee2fe
  9. #f3ebff
  10. #f9f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c59dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c59dfd
  2. #be9af1
  3. #b797e4
  4. #b094d8
  5. #a991cb
  6. #a38fbf
  7. #9c8cb2
  8. #9589a6
  9. #8e8699
  10. #87838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8a8d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #86afff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8eaffa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbacc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a8ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a8fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfa7dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c59dfd {
  color: #c59dfd;
}
Background
.bg-c59dfd {
  background-color: #c59dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c59dfd {
  border: 2px solid #c59dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c59dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c59dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c59dfd, #f59dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c59dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.75 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.64 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.75 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.17 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.68 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.05 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 12.84 #3a6202 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Mauve
#c59dfd  rgb(197, 157, 253)  hsl(265, 96%, 80%)  Mauve
#d5fd9d  rgb(213, 253, 157)  hsl(85, 96%, 80%)  Inchworm
#fdc59d  rgb(253, 197, 157)  hsl(25, 96%, 80%)  Apricot
#9dfdc5  rgb(157, 253, 197)  hsl(145, 96%, 80%)  Aquamarine