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#CC9DFD

#cc9dfd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cc9dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.37% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 269.38°, 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 9.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.8.

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Relative luminance0.4404

Complementary

  1. #cc9dfd
  2. #cefd9d

Split complementary

  1. #cc9dfd
  2. #fdfc9d
  3. #9efd9d

Analogous

  1. #9d9efd
  2. #cc9dfd
  3. #fc9dfd

Triadic

  1. #cc9dfd
  2. #fdcc9d
  3. #9dfdcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc9dfd
  2. #fd9dce
  3. #cefd9d
  4. #9dfdcc

Square

  1. #cc9dfd
  2. #fd9d9e
  3. #cefd9d
  4. #9dfdfc

Monochromatic

  1. #7e07fa
  2. #a552fb
  3. #cc9dfd
  4. #f3e8ff
  5. #f5ebff

Shades

#cc9dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc9dfd
  2. #b88de4
  3. #a37eca
  4. #8f6eb1
  5. #7a5e98
  6. #664f7f
  7. #523f65
  8. #3d2f4c
  9. #291f33
  10. #141019
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc9dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc9dfd
  2. #d1a7fd
  3. #d6b1fd
  4. #dbbafe
  5. #e0c4fe
  6. #e6cefe
  7. #ebd8fe
  8. #f0e2fe
  9. #f5ebff
  10. #faf5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc9dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc9dfd
  2. #c49af1
  3. #bd97e4
  4. #b594d8
  5. #ae91cb
  6. #a68fbf
  7. #9e8cb2
  8. #9789a6
  9. #8f8699
  10. #88838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bca9d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88b0ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92b2fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5acc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7a8ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acaafb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8a6dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc9dfd {
  color: #cc9dfd;
}
Background
.bg-cc9dfd {
  background-color: #cc9dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc9dfd {
  border: 2px solid #cc9dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc9dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc9dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc9dfd, #fc9dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc9dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.80 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.06 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.79 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.09 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.76 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.94 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 11.62 #336202 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Mauve
#cc9dfd  rgb(204, 157, 253)  hsl(269, 96%, 80%)  Mauve
#cefd9d  rgb(206, 253, 157)  hsl(89, 96%, 80%)  Inchworm
#fdcc9d  rgb(253, 204, 157)  hsl(29, 96%, 80%)  Peach Orange
#9dfdcc  rgb(157, 253, 204)  hsl(149, 96%, 80%)  Aquamarine