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#CCAFFC

#ccaffc ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#ccaffc is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 68.63% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.05% cyan, 30.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 262.6°, with 92.77% saturation and 83.73% 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 11.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.5053

Complementary

  1. #ccaffc
  2. #dffcaf

Split complementary

  1. #ccaffc
  2. #fcf3af
  3. #b9fcaf

Analogous

  1. #afb9fc
  2. #ccaffc
  3. #f3affc

Triadic

  1. #ccaffc
  2. #fcccaf
  3. #affccc

Tetradic

  1. #ccaffc
  2. #fcafdf
  3. #dffcaf
  4. #affccc

Square

  1. #ccaffc
  2. #fcafb9
  3. #dffcaf
  4. #affcf3

Monochromatic

  1. #6e1cf6
  2. #9d65f9
  3. #ccaffc
  4. #f2ebfe
  5. #f2ebfe

Shades

#ccaffc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccaffc
  2. #b89ee3
  3. #a38cca
  4. #8f7bb0
  5. #7a6997
  6. #66587e
  7. #524665
  8. #3d354c
  9. #292332
  10. #141219
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccaffc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccaffc
  2. #d1b7fc
  3. #d6bffd
  4. #dbc7fd
  5. #e0cffd
  6. #e6d7fe
  7. #ebdffe
  8. #f0e7fe
  9. #f5effe
  10. #faf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccaffc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccaffc
  2. #c4aaf0
  3. #bda6e3
  4. #b5a1d7
  5. #ae9cca
  6. #a698be
  7. #9e93b2
  8. #978ea5
  9. #8f8999
  10. #88858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3b7d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ebcff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4bcfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4bbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b7fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5b7fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7b6e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccaffc {
  color: #ccaffc;
}
Background
.bg-ccaffc {
  background-color: #ccaffc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccaffc {
  border: 2px solid #ccaffc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccaffc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 175 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 93% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccaffc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccaffc, #f3affc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccaffc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 175 252 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.26 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.70 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.90 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.39 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.23 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.47 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.64 #335003 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Mauve
#ccaffc  rgb(204, 175, 252)  hsl(263, 93%, 84%)  Mauve
#dffcaf  rgb(223, 252, 175)  hsl(83, 93%, 84%)  Tea Green
#fcccaf  rgb(252, 204, 175)  hsl(23, 93%, 84%)  Apricot
#affccc  rgb(175, 252, 204)  hsl(143, 93%, 84%)  Magic Mint