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#cdaffc ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cdaffc is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 68.63% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.65% cyan, 30.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 263.38°, 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 11.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.5067

Complementary

  1. #cdaffc
  2. #defcaf

Split complementary

  1. #cdaffc
  2. #fcf4af
  3. #b8fcaf

Analogous

  1. #afb8fc
  2. #cdaffc
  3. #f4affc

Triadic

  1. #cdaffc
  2. #fccdaf
  3. #affccd

Tetradic

  1. #cdaffc
  2. #fcafde
  3. #defcaf
  4. #affccd

Square

  1. #cdaffc
  2. #fcafb8
  3. #defcaf
  4. #affcf4

Monochromatic

  1. #711cf6
  2. #9f65f9
  3. #cdaffc
  4. #f3ebfe
  5. #f3ebfe

Shades

#cdaffc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdaffc
  2. #b99ee3
  3. #a48cca
  4. #907bb0
  5. #7b6997
  6. #67587e
  7. #524665
  8. #3e354c
  9. #292332
  10. #151219
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdaffc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdaffc
  2. #d2b7fc
  3. #d7bffd
  4. #dcc7fd
  5. #e1cffd
  6. #e6d7fe
  7. #ebdffe
  8. #f0e7fe
  9. #f5effe
  10. #faf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdaffc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdaffc
  2. #c5aaf0
  3. #bea6e3
  4. #b6a1d7
  5. #ae9cca
  6. #a798be
  7. #9f93b2
  8. #978ea5
  9. #8f8999
  10. #88858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3b7d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fbcff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4bcfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5bbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3b7fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6b7fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b6e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdaffc {
  color: #cdaffc;
}
Background
.bg-cdaffc {
  background-color: #cdaffc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdaffc {
  border: 2px solid #cdaffc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdaffc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 175 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 93% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdaffc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdaffc, #f4affc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdaffc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 175 252 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.02 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.58 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.00 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.20 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.13 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.65 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.76 #325003 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Mauve
#cdaffc  rgb(205, 175, 252)  hsl(263, 93%, 84%)  Mauve
#defcaf  rgb(222, 252, 175)  hsl(83, 93%, 84%)  Tea Green
#fccdaf  rgb(252, 205, 175)  hsl(23, 93%, 84%)  Apricot
#affccd  rgb(175, 252, 205)  hsl(143, 93%, 84%)  Magic Mint