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#C99DFD

#c99dfd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c99dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.55% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 267.5°, with 96% saturation and 80.39% 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 9.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 6.18.

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Relative luminance0.4362

Complementary

  1. #c99dfd
  2. #d1fd9d

Split complementary

  1. #c99dfd
  2. #fdf99d
  3. #a1fd9d

Analogous

  1. #9da1fd
  2. #c99dfd
  3. #f99dfd

Triadic

  1. #c99dfd
  2. #fdc99d
  3. #9dfdc9

Tetradic

  1. #c99dfd
  2. #fd9dd1
  3. #d1fd9d
  4. #9dfdc9

Square

  1. #c99dfd
  2. #fd9da1
  3. #d1fd9d
  4. #9dfdf9

Monochromatic

  1. #7607fa
  2. #a052fb
  3. #c99dfd
  4. #f2e8ff
  5. #f4ebff

Shades

#c99dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c99dfd
  2. #b58de4
  3. #a17eca
  4. #8d6eb1
  5. #795e98
  6. #654f7f
  7. #503f65
  8. #3c2f4c
  9. #281f33
  10. #141019
  11. #000000

Tints

#c99dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c99dfd
  2. #cea7fd
  3. #d4b1fd
  4. #d9bafe
  5. #dfc4fe
  6. #e4cefe
  7. #e9d8fe
  8. #efe2fe
  9. #f4ebff
  10. #faf5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c99dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c99dfd
  2. #c29af1
  3. #ba97e4
  4. #b394d8
  5. #ac91cb
  6. #a58fbf
  7. #9d8cb2
  8. #9689a6
  9. #8f8699
  10. #87838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bba9d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87afff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90b1fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1acc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a8ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa9fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4a6dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c99dfd {
  color: #c99dfd;
}
Background
.bg-c99dfd {
  background-color: #c99dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c99dfd {
  border: 2px solid #c99dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c99dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c99dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c99dfd, #f99dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c99dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.18 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.28 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.74 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.54 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.23 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.30 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 12.15 #366202 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Mauve
#c99dfd  rgb(201, 157, 253)  hsl(268, 96%, 80%)  Mauve
#d1fd9d  rgb(209, 253, 157)  hsl(88, 96%, 80%)  Inchworm
#fdc99d  rgb(253, 201, 157)  hsl(28, 96%, 80%)  Peach Orange
#9dfdc9  rgb(157, 253, 201)  hsl(148, 96%, 80%)  Aquamarine