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#C8A4FC

#c8a4fc ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c8a4fc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 64.31% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.63% cyan, 34.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 264.55°, with 93.62% saturation and 81.57% 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 10.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.28.

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Relative luminance0.4586

Complementary

  1. #c8a4fc
  2. #d8fca4

Split complementary

  1. #c8a4fc
  2. #fcf4a4
  3. #acfca4

Analogous

  1. #a4acfc
  2. #c8a4fc
  3. #f4a4fc

Triadic

  1. #c8a4fc
  2. #fcc8a4
  3. #a4fcc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a4fc
  2. #fca4d8
  3. #d8fca4
  4. #a4fcc8

Square

  1. #c8a4fc
  2. #fca4ac
  3. #d8fca4
  4. #a4fcf4

Monochromatic

  1. #6e10f7
  2. #9b5afa
  3. #c8a4fc
  4. #f3ebfe
  5. #f3ebfe

Shades

#c8a4fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a4fc
  2. #b494e3
  3. #a083ca
  4. #8c73b0
  5. #786297
  6. #64527e
  7. #504265
  8. #3c314c
  9. #282132
  10. #141019
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a4fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a4fc
  2. #ceadfc
  3. #d3b6fd
  4. #d9bffd
  5. #dec8fd
  6. #e4d2fe
  7. #e9dbfe
  8. #efe4fe
  9. #f4edfe
  10. #faf6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a4fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a4fc
  2. #c1a0f0
  3. #ba9de3
  4. #b299d7
  5. #ab96ca
  6. #a492be
  7. #9d8eb2
  8. #968ba5
  9. #8e8799
  10. #87848c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdaed5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90b4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97b4fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfb2c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9aefe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adaefb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3acdd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a4fc {
  color: #c8a4fc;
}
Background
.bg-c8a4fc {
  background-color: #c8a4fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a4fc {
  border: 2px solid #c8a4fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a4fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 164 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 94% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a4fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a4fc, #f4a4fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a4fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 164 252 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.28 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.78 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.45 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.19 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.57 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.75 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.04 #375b03 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Mauve
#c8a4fc  rgb(200, 164, 252)  hsl(265, 94%, 82%)  Mauve
#d8fca4  rgb(216, 252, 164)  hsl(85, 94%, 82%)  Tea Green
#fcc8a4  rgb(252, 200, 164)  hsl(25, 94%, 82%)  Apricot
#a4fcc8  rgb(164, 252, 200)  hsl(145, 94%, 82%)  Aquamarine