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#C8A2FF

#c8a2ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c8a2ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.57% cyan, 36.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 264.52°, with 100% saturation and 81.76% 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 10.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.79.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.4534

Complementary

  1. #c8a2ff
  2. #d9ffa2

Split complementary

  1. #c8a2ff
  2. #fff7a2
  3. #aaffa2

Analogous

  1. #a2aaff
  2. #c8a2ff
  3. #f7a2ff

Triadic

  1. #c8a2ff
  2. #ffc8a2
  3. #a2ffc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a2ff
  2. #ffa2d9
  3. #d9ffa2
  4. #a2ffc8

Square

  1. #c8a2ff
  2. #ffa2aa
  3. #d9ffa2
  4. #a2fff7

Monochromatic

  1. #6e09ff
  2. #9b55ff
  3. #c8a2ff
  4. #f3ebff
  5. #f3ebff

Shades

#c8a2ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a2ff
  2. #b492e6
  3. #a082cc
  4. #8c71b3
  5. #786199
  6. #645180
  7. #504166
  8. #3c314d
  9. #282033
  10. #14101a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a2ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a2ff
  2. #ceabff
  3. #d3b5ff
  4. #d9beff
  5. #dec7ff
  6. #e4d1ff
  7. #e9daff
  8. #efe3ff
  9. #f4ecff
  10. #faf6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a2ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a2ff
  2. #c19ff2
  3. #ba9be6
  4. #b298d9
  5. #ab94cc
  6. #a491c0
  7. #9d8eb3
  8. #968aa6
  9. #8e8799
  10. #87838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcadd6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8cb3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94b3fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfb1c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8acff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abadfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2abde ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a2ff {
  color: #c8a2ff;
}
Background
.bg-c8a2ff {
  background-color: #c8a2ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a2ff {
  border: 2px solid #c8a2ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a2ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 162 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 100% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a2ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a2ff, #f7a2ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a2ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 162 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.79 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.40 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.88 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.91 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.51 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.60 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 12.19 #375d00 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Mauve
#c8a2ff  rgb(200, 162, 255)  hsl(265, 100%, 82%)  Mauve
#d9ffa2  rgb(217, 255, 162)  hsl(85, 100%, 82%)  Inchworm
#ffc8a2  rgb(255, 200, 162)  hsl(25, 100%, 82%)  Apricot
#a2ffc8  rgb(162, 255, 200)  hsl(145, 100%, 82%)  Aquamarine