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#CB8BE8

#cb8be8 ≈ Floral Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cb8be8 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 54.51% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.5% cyan, 40.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 281.29°, with 66.91% saturation and 72.75% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 5.04.

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Relative luminance0.3699

Complementary

  1. #cb8be8
  2. #a8e88b

Split complementary

  1. #cb8be8
  2. #d7e88b
  3. #8be89d

Analogous

  1. #9d8be8
  2. #cb8be8
  3. #e88bd7

Triadic

  1. #cb8be8
  2. #e8cb8b
  3. #8be8cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb8be8
  2. #e88ba8
  3. #a8e88b
  4. #8be8cb

Square

  1. #cb8be8
  2. #e89d8b
  3. #a8e88b
  4. #8bd7e8

Monochromatic

  1. #8824b6
  2. #ae4bdb
  3. #cb8be8
  4. #e8cbf5
  5. #f7eefc

Shades

#cb8be8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb8be8
  2. #b77dd1
  3. #a26fba
  4. #8e61a2
  5. #7a538b
  6. #664674
  7. #51385d
  8. #3d2a46
  9. #291c2e
  10. #140e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb8be8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb8be8
  2. #d097ea
  3. #d5a2ed
  4. #dbaeef
  5. #e0b9f1
  6. #e5c5f4
  7. #ead1f6
  8. #efdcf8
  9. #f5e8fa
  10. #faf3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb8be8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb8be8
  2. #c48ade
  3. #bc89d3
  4. #b588c9
  5. #ad87be
  6. #a686b4
  7. #9e84aa
  8. #97839f
  9. #8f8295
  10. #88818a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b59ac3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7ba0eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ba6e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c998af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a198ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a89ce6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca93c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb8be8 {
  color: #cb8be8;
}
Background
.bg-cb8be8 {
  background-color: #cb8be8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb8be8 {
  border: 2px solid #cb8be8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb8be8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 139 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 67% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb8be8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb8be8, #e88bd7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb8be8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 139 232 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.04 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.38 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.74 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.13 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.34 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.16 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.96 #347417 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#cb8be8  rgb(203, 139, 232)  hsl(281, 67%, 73%)  Floral Lavender
#a8e88b  rgb(168, 232, 139)  hsl(101, 67%, 73%)  Light Green
#e8cb8b  rgb(232, 203, 139)  hsl(41, 67%, 73%)  Sunset
#8be8cb  rgb(139, 232, 203)  hsl(161, 67%, 73%)  Magic Mint