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#CAB1FF

#cab1ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cab1ff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 69.41% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.78% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 259.23°, with 100% saturation and 84.71% 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 11.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.14.

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Relative luminance0.5122

Complementary

  1. #cab1ff
  2. #e6ffb1

Split complementary

  1. #cab1ff
  2. #fff1b1
  3. #bfffb1

Analogous

  1. #b1bfff
  2. #cab1ff
  3. #f1b1ff

Triadic

  1. #cab1ff
  2. #ffcab1
  3. #b1ffca

Tetradic

  1. #cab1ff
  2. #ffb1e6
  3. #e6ffb1
  4. #b1ffca

Square

  1. #cab1ff
  2. #ffb1bf
  3. #e6ffb1
  4. #b1fff1

Monochromatic

  1. #6218ff
  2. #9665ff
  3. #cab1ff
  4. #f1ebff
  5. #f1ebff

Shades

#cab1ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cab1ff
  2. #b69fe6
  3. #a28ecc
  4. #8d7cb3
  5. #796a99
  6. #655980
  7. #514766
  8. #3d354d
  9. #282333
  10. #14121a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cab1ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cab1ff
  2. #cfb9ff
  3. #d5c1ff
  4. #dac8ff
  5. #dfd0ff
  6. #e5d8ff
  7. #eae0ff
  8. #efe8ff
  9. #f4efff
  10. #faf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cab1ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cab1ff
  2. #c3acf2
  3. #bba7e6
  4. #b4a2d9
  5. #ac9dcc
  6. #a599c0
  7. #9e94b3
  8. #968fa6
  9. #8f8a99
  10. #87858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3b9db ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fbeff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3bdfd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0bdcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b9ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b8fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4b8e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cab1ff {
  color: #cab1ff;
}
Background
.bg-cab1ff {
  background-color: #cab1ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cab1ff {
  border: 2px solid #cab1ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cab1ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 177 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 100% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cab1ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cab1ff, #f1b1ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cab1ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 177 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.14 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.65 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.22 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.43 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.95 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.84 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.01 #354e00 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Mauve
#cab1ff  rgb(202, 177, 255)  hsl(259, 100%, 85%)  Mauve
#e6ffb1  rgb(230, 255, 177)  hsl(79, 100%, 85%)  Tea Green
#ffcab1  rgb(255, 202, 177)  hsl(19, 100%, 85%)  Apricot
#b1ffca  rgb(177, 255, 202)  hsl(139, 100%, 85%)  Magic Mint