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#C8A2FC

#c8a2fc ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c8a2fc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 63.53% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.63% cyan, 35.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 265.33°, with 93.75% saturation and 81.18% 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 10.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.5.

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Relative luminance0.4515

Complementary

  1. #c8a2fc
  2. #d6fca2

Split complementary

  1. #c8a2fc
  2. #fcf5a2
  3. #a9fca2

Analogous

  1. #a2a9fc
  2. #c8a2fc
  3. #f5a2fc

Triadic

  1. #c8a2fc
  2. #fcc8a2
  3. #a2fcc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a2fc
  2. #fca2d6
  3. #d6fca2
  4. #a2fcc8

Square

  1. #c8a2fc
  2. #fca2a9
  3. #d6fca2
  4. #a2fcf5

Monochromatic

  1. #700ef7
  2. #9c58fa
  3. #c8a2fc
  4. #f3ebfe
  5. #f3ebfe

Shades

#c8a2fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a2fc
  2. #b492e3
  3. #a082ca
  4. #8c71b0
  5. #786197
  6. #64517e
  7. #504165
  8. #3c314c
  9. #282032
  10. #141019
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a2fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a2fc
  2. #ceabfc
  3. #d3b5fd
  4. #d9befd
  5. #dec7fd
  6. #e4d1fe
  7. #e9dafe
  8. #efe3fe
  9. #f4ecfe
  10. #faf6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a2fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a2fc
  2. #c19ff0
  3. #ba9be3
  4. #b298d7
  5. #ab94ca
  6. #a491be
  7. #9d8eb2
  8. #968aa5
  9. #8e8799
  10. #87838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcadd4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8eb2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95b3fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfb0c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8acfe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acacfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3abdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a2fc {
  color: #c8a2fc;
}
Background
.bg-c8a2fc {
  background-color: #c8a2fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a2fc {
  border: 2px solid #c8a2fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a2fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 162 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 94% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a2fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a2fc, #f5a2fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a2fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 162 252 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.50 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.85 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.43 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.74 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.34 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.64 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 12.11 #375d03 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Mauve
#c8a2fc  rgb(200, 162, 252)  hsl(265, 94%, 81%)  Mauve
#d6fca2  rgb(214, 252, 162)  hsl(85, 94%, 81%)  Inchworm
#fcc8a2  rgb(252, 200, 162)  hsl(25, 94%, 81%)  Apricot
#a2fcc8  rgb(162, 252, 200)  hsl(145, 94%, 81%)  Aquamarine