ColorTool
Log in
#CFAFFE

#cfaffe ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#cfaffe is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 68.63% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.5% cyan, 31.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 264.3°, with 97.53% saturation and 84.12% 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 11.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.7.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc99ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.5108

Complementary

  1. #cfaffe
  2. #defeaf

Split complementary

  1. #cfaffe
  2. #fef6af
  3. #b7feaf

Analogous

  1. #afb7fe
  2. #cfaffe
  3. #f6affe

Triadic

  1. #cfaffe
  2. #fecfaf
  3. #affecf

Tetradic

  1. #cfaffe
  2. #feafde
  3. #defeaf
  4. #affecf

Square

  1. #cfaffe
  2. #feafb7
  3. #defeaf
  4. #affef6

Monochromatic

  1. #7418fc
  2. #a263fd
  3. #cfaffe
  4. #f3ebff
  5. #f3ebff

Shades

#cfaffe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfaffe
  2. #ba9ee5
  3. #a68ccb
  4. #917bb2
  5. #7c6998
  6. #68587f
  7. #534666
  8. #3e354c
  9. #292333
  10. #151219
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfaffe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfaffe
  2. #d4b7fe
  3. #d9bffe
  4. #ddc7fe
  5. #e2cffe
  6. #e7d7ff
  7. #ecdfff
  8. #f1e7ff
  9. #f5efff
  10. #faf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfaffe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfaffe
  2. #c7aaf1
  3. #bfa6e5
  4. #b7a1d8
  5. #af9ccc
  6. #a898bf
  7. #a093b2
  8. #988ea6
  9. #908999
  10. #88858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5b8da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ebdff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4bdfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7bbcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4b7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b8fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cab6e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-cfaffe {
  color: #cfaffe;
}
Background
.bg-cfaffe {
  background-color: #cfaffe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfaffe {
  border: 2px solid #cfaffe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfaffe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 175 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 98% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfaffe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfaffe, #f6affe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfaffe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 175 254 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.70 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.70 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.12 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.26 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.34 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 12.03 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.76 #305001 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Mauve
#cfaffe  rgb(207, 175, 254)  hsl(264, 98%, 84%)  Mauve
#defeaf  rgb(222, 254, 175)  hsl(84, 98%, 84%)  Tea Green
#fecfaf  rgb(254, 207, 175)  hsl(24, 98%, 84%)  Apricot
#affecf  rgb(175, 254, 207)  hsl(144, 98%, 84%)  Magic Mint