ColorTool
Log in
#CBA8F5

#cba8f5 ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#cba8f5 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 65.88% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.14% cyan, 31.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 267.27°, with 79.38% saturation and 80.98% 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 10.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc99ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.4729

Complementary

  1. #cba8f5
  2. #d2f5a8

Split complementary

  1. #cba8f5
  2. #f5f1a8
  3. #acf5a8

Analogous

  1. #a8acf5
  2. #cba8f5
  3. #f1a8f5

Triadic

  1. #cba8f5
  2. #f5cba8
  3. #a8f5cb

Tetradic

  1. #cba8f5
  2. #f5a8d2
  3. #d2f5a8
  4. #a8f5cb

Square

  1. #cba8f5
  2. #f5a8ac
  3. #d2f5a8
  4. #a8f5f1

Monochromatic

  1. #791fe5
  2. #a263ed
  3. #cba8f5
  4. #f4edfd
  5. #f4edfd

Shades

#cba8f5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cba8f5
  2. #b797dd
  3. #a286c4
  4. #8e76ac
  5. #7a6593
  6. #66547b
  7. #514362
  8. #3d324a
  9. #292231
  10. #141119
  11. #000000

Tints

#cba8f5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cba8f5
  2. #d0b1f6
  3. #d5b9f7
  4. #dbc2f8
  5. #e0cbf9
  6. #e5d4fa
  7. #eadcfb
  8. #efe5fc
  9. #f5eefd
  10. #faf6fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cba8f5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cba8f5
  2. #c4a4e9
  3. #bca0de
  4. #b59cd2
  5. #ad98c6
  6. #a694bb
  7. #9e90af
  8. #978ca3
  9. #8f8897
  10. #88848c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfb1d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98b6f8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fb7f3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5b3c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afb0f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b1f4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7afd9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-cba8f5 {
  color: #cba8f5;
}
Background
.bg-cba8f5 {
  background-color: #cba8f5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cba8f5 {
  border: 2px solid #cba8f5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cba8f5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 168 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 79% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cba8f5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cba8f5, #f1a8f5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cba8f5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 168 245 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.95 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.10 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.92 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.18 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.66 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.03 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.84 #34570a Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Mauve
#cba8f5  rgb(203, 168, 245)  hsl(267, 79%, 81%)  Mauve
#d2f5a8  rgb(210, 245, 168)  hsl(87, 79%, 81%)  Tea Green
#f5cba8  rgb(245, 203, 168)  hsl(27, 79%, 81%)  Light Apricot
#a8f5cb  rgb(168, 245, 203)  hsl(147, 79%, 81%)  Magic Mint