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#CB98FF

#cb98ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cb98ff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 59.61% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.39% cyan, 40.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 269.71°, with 100% saturation and 79.8% 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 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 7.05.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.4237

Complementary

  1. #cb98ff
  2. #ccff98

Split complementary

  1. #cb98ff
  2. #ffff98
  3. #98ff98

Analogous

  1. #9898ff
  2. #cb98ff
  3. #ff98ff

Triadic

  1. #cb98ff
  2. #ffcb98
  3. #98ffcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb98ff
  2. #ff98cc
  3. #ccff98
  4. #98ffcb

Square

  1. #cb98ff
  2. #ff9898
  3. #ccff98
  4. #98ffff

Monochromatic

  1. #7e00fe
  2. #a44bff
  3. #cb98ff
  4. #f2e4ff
  5. #f5ebff

Shades

#cb98ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb98ff
  2. #b789e6
  3. #a27acc
  4. #8e6ab3
  5. #7a5b99
  6. #664c80
  7. #513d66
  8. #3d2e4d
  9. #291e33
  10. #140f1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb98ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb98ff
  2. #d0a2ff
  3. #d5adff
  4. #dbb7ff
  5. #e0c1ff
  6. #e5ccff
  7. #ead6ff
  8. #efe0ff
  9. #f5eaff
  10. #faf5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb98ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb98ff
  2. #c496f2
  3. #bc93e6
  4. #b591d9
  5. #ad8ecc
  6. #a68cc0
  7. #9e8ab3
  8. #9787a6
  9. #8f8599
  10. #88828d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baa6d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #80acff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8caefc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3a8bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a5ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9a6fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6a2dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb98ff {
  color: #cb98ff;
}
Background
.bg-cb98ff {
  background-color: #cb98ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb98ff {
  border: 2px solid #cb98ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb98ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 152 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 100% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb98ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb98ff, #ff98ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb98ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 152 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.05 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.99 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.02 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.80 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.32 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.87 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 10.99 #346700 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Mauve
#cb98ff  rgb(203, 152, 255)  hsl(270, 100%, 80%)  Mauve
#ccff98  rgb(204, 255, 152)  hsl(90, 100%, 80%)  Inchworm
#ffcb98  rgb(255, 203, 152)  hsl(30, 100%, 80%)  Peach Orange
#98ffcb  rgb(152, 255, 203)  hsl(150, 100%, 80%)  Aquamarine