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#CAB5EF

#cab5ef ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cab5ef is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 70.98% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.48% cyan, 24.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 261.72°, with 64.44% saturation and 82.35% 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 11.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.94.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5184

Complementary

  1. #cab5ef
  2. #daefb5

Split complementary

  1. #cab5ef
  2. #efe7b5
  3. #bdefb5

Analogous

  1. #b5bdef
  2. #cab5ef
  3. #e7b5ef

Triadic

  1. #cab5ef
  2. #efcab5
  3. #b5efca

Tetradic

  1. #cab5ef
  2. #efb5da
  3. #daefb5
  4. #b5efca

Square

  1. #cab5ef
  2. #efb5bd
  3. #daefb5
  4. #b5efe7

Monochromatic

  1. #7037d4
  2. #9d76e1
  3. #cab5ef
  4. #f3eefb
  5. #f3eefb

Shades

#cab5ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cab5ef
  2. #b6a3d7
  3. #a291bf
  4. #8d7fa7
  5. #796d8f
  6. #655b78
  7. #514860
  8. #3d3648
  9. #282430
  10. #141218
  11. #000000

Tints

#cab5ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cab5ef
  2. #cfbcf1
  3. #d5c4f2
  4. #dacbf4
  5. #dfd3f5
  6. #e5daf7
  7. #eae1f9
  8. #efe9fa
  9. #f4f0fc
  10. #faf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cab5ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cab5ef
  2. #c3b0e4
  3. #bbaad9
  4. #b4a5ce
  5. #aca0c3
  6. #a59bb8
  7. #9e95ac
  8. #9690a1
  9. #8f8b96
  10. #87858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bbd4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aabef1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adbeed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4bdc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7bbf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bbee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6bad9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cab5ef {
  color: #cab5ef;
}
Background
.bg-cab5ef {
  background-color: #cab5ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cab5ef {
  border: 2px solid #cab5ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cab5ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 181 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 64% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cab5ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cab5ef, #e7b5ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cab5ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 181 239 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.94 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.40 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.07 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.08 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.29 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.87 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.70 #354a10 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Mauve
#cab5ef  rgb(202, 181, 239)  hsl(262, 64%, 82%)  Mauve
#daefb5  rgb(218, 239, 181)  hsl(82, 64%, 82%)  Tea Green
#efcab5  rgb(239, 202, 181)  hsl(22, 64%, 82%)  Desert Sand
#b5efca  rgb(181, 239, 202)  hsl(142, 64%, 82%)  Magic Mint