RAL Design

RAL 170 80 20

Cloud Mauve

RAL 170 80 20 Cloud Mauve is defined by hue 170, lightness 80, and chroma 20, a luminous pastel violet that captures the soft glow of sunset clouds reflected in still water and the translucent petals of sweet pea flowers. It is specified for children's bedroom walls, event space feature surfaces, and decorative packaging where a gentle, uplifting violet is desired. The higher chroma at this light level gives it more presence than a typical pastel while remaining effortlessly soft.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#B8A0D0
RGBrgb(184, 160, 208)
HSLhsl(270°, 34%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 23%, 0%, 18%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue170°
Lightness80
Chroma20

The RAL Design system uses Hue-Lightness-Chroma (HLC) notation. Hue describes the color family (0-360°), Lightness describes brightness (0-100), and Chroma describes saturation intensity (0-100+).

Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
184
G
160
B
208
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
2.3:1Fail
Black text
9:1Pass

WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.

Spectrum & Perceptual Position

Hue Spectrum
60°120°180°240°300°360°
CIELAB a*b* Chromaticity
-3003060-3003060a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)69
a* (Green-Red)18
b* (Blue-Yellow)-21
L* (LCh)69
C* (Chroma)28
h° (Hue)310°

CIELAB is a perceptually uniform color space. Euclidean distance between two colors in this diagram closely matches human visual difference. The dot size shows your selected color; slightly larger dots are the nearest perceptual neighbors.

Color Harmonies

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1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

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Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.4:1
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1.3:1
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1.7:1
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1.4:1

Contrast ratios follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Green (≥4.5:1) passes AA for normal text. Amber (≥3:1) passes for large text only. Grey indicates low contrast.

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