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#c8aef2 ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c8aef2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 68.24% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.36% cyan, 28.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 262.94°, with 72.34% 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 10.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.4896

Complementary

  1. #c8aef2
  2. #d8f2ae

Split complementary

  1. #c8aef2
  2. #f2eaae
  3. #b6f2ae

Analogous

  1. #aeb6f2
  2. #c8aef2
  3. #eaaef2

Triadic

  1. #c8aef2
  2. #f2c8ae
  3. #aef2c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8aef2
  2. #f2aed8
  3. #d8f2ae
  4. #aef2c8

Square

  1. #c8aef2
  2. #f2aeb6
  3. #d8f2ae
  4. #aef2ea

Monochromatic

  1. #6e2add
  2. #9b6ce7
  3. #c8aef2
  4. #f3edfc
  5. #f3edfc

Shades

#c8aef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8aef2
  2. #b49dda
  3. #a08bc2
  4. #8c7aa9
  5. #786891
  6. #645779
  7. #504661
  8. #3c3449
  9. #282330
  10. #141118
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8aef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8aef2
  2. #ceb6f3
  3. #d3bef5
  4. #d9c6f6
  5. #decef7
  6. #e4d7f9
  7. #e9dffa
  8. #efe7fb
  9. #f4effc
  10. #faf7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8aef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8aef2
  2. #c1a9e7
  3. #baa5db
  4. #b2a0d0
  5. #ab9cc4
  6. #a497b9
  7. #9d92ae
  8. #968ea2
  9. #8e8997
  10. #87858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0b5d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0b9f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5baf0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1b8c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b5f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b5f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4b4d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8aef2 {
  color: #c8aef2;
}
Background
.bg-c8aef2 {
  background-color: #c8aef2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8aef2 {
  border: 2px solid #c8aef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8aef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 174 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 72% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8aef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8aef2, #eaaef2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8aef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 174 242 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.85 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.55 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.68 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.73 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.68 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.87 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 12.05 #37510d Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Mauve
#c8aef2  rgb(200, 174, 242)  hsl(263, 72%, 82%)  Mauve
#d8f2ae  rgb(216, 242, 174)  hsl(83, 72%, 82%)  Tea Green
#f2c8ae  rgb(242, 200, 174)  hsl(23, 72%, 82%)  Apricot
#aef2c8  rgb(174, 242, 200)  hsl(143, 72%, 82%)  Magic Mint