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#c8a2fd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c8a2fd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.95% cyan, 35.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 265.05°, with 95.79% saturation and 81.37% 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 10.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.59.

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Relative luminance0.4521

Complementary

  1. #c8a2fd
  2. #d7fda2

Split complementary

  1. #c8a2fd
  2. #fdf5a2
  3. #a9fda2

Analogous

  1. #a2a9fd
  2. #c8a2fd
  3. #f5a2fd

Triadic

  1. #c8a2fd
  2. #fdc8a2
  3. #a2fdc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a2fd
  2. #fda2d7
  3. #d7fda2
  4. #a2fdc8

Square

  1. #c8a2fd
  2. #fda2a9
  3. #d7fda2
  4. #a2fdf5

Monochromatic

  1. #6f0cfa
  2. #9c57fb
  3. #c8a2fd
  4. #f3ebff
  5. #f3ebff

Shades

#c8a2fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a2fd
  2. #b492e4
  3. #a082ca
  4. #8c71b1
  5. #786198
  6. #64517f
  7. #504165
  8. #3c314c
  9. #282033
  10. #141019
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a2fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a2fd
  2. #ceabfd
  3. #d3b5fd
  4. #d9befe
  5. #dec7fe
  6. #e4d1fe
  7. #e9dafe
  8. #efe3fe
  9. #f4ecff
  10. #faf6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a2fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a2fd
  2. #c19ff1
  3. #ba9be4
  4. #b298d8
  5. #ab94cb
  6. #a491bf
  7. #9d8eb2
  8. #968aa6
  9. #8e8799
  10. #87838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcadd5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8db2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95b3fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfb0c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8acff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acadfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3abdd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a2fd {
  color: #c8a2fd;
}
Background
.bg-c8a2fd {
  background-color: #c8a2fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a2fd {
  border: 2px solid #c8a2fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a2fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 162 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 96% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a2fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a2fd, #f5a2fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a2fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 162 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.59 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.03 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.59 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.78 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.40 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.62 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 12.14 #375d02 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Mauve
#c8a2fd  rgb(200, 162, 253)  hsl(265, 96%, 81%)  Mauve
#d7fda2  rgb(215, 253, 162)  hsl(85, 96%, 81%)  Inchworm
#fdc8a2  rgb(253, 200, 162)  hsl(25, 96%, 81%)  Apricot
#a2fdc8  rgb(162, 253, 200)  hsl(145, 96%, 81%)  Aquamarine