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#CBC4E3

#cbc4e3 ≈ Languid Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cbc4e3 is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 76.86% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.57% cyan, 13.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 253.55°, with 35.63% saturation and 82.94% 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 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.5772

Complementary

  1. #cbc4e3
  2. #dce3c4

Split complementary

  1. #cbc4e3
  2. #e3dac4
  3. #cce3c4

Analogous

  1. #c4cce3
  2. #cbc4e3
  3. #dac4e3

Triadic

  1. #cbc4e3
  2. #e3cbc4
  3. #c4e3cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc4e3
  2. #e3c4dc
  3. #dce3c4
  4. #c4e3cb

Square

  1. #cbc4e3
  2. #e3c4cc
  3. #dce3c4
  4. #c4e3da

Monochromatic

  1. #705cb2
  2. #9d90ca
  3. #cbc4e3
  4. #f3f1f8
  5. #f3f1f8

Shades

#cbc4e3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc4e3
  2. #b7b0cc
  3. #a29db6
  4. #8e899f
  5. #7a7688
  6. #666272
  7. #514e5b
  8. #3d3b44
  9. #29272d
  10. #141417
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc4e3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc4e3
  2. #d0cae6
  3. #d5d0e9
  4. #dbd6eb
  5. #e0dcee
  6. #e5e2f1
  7. #eae7f4
  8. #efedf7
  9. #f5f3f9
  10. #faf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc4e3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc4e3
  2. #c4bdd9
  3. #bcb6cf
  4. #b5b0c5
  5. #ada9bb
  6. #a6a2b2
  7. #9e9ba8
  8. #97949e
  9. #8f8e94
  10. #88878a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c6d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bec8e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfc8e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7c8ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3c7e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c6e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9c7d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbc4e3 {
  color: #cbc4e3;
}
Background
.bg-cbc4e3 {
  background-color: #cbc4e3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc4e3 {
  border: 2px solid #cbc4e3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc4e3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 196 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 36% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc4e3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc4e3, #dac4e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc4e3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 196 227 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 4.79 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.48 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.54 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 8.94 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.89 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.19 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.55 #343b1c Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#cbc4e3  rgb(203, 196, 227)  hsl(254, 36%, 83%)  Languid Lavender
#dce3c4  rgb(220, 227, 196)  hsl(74, 36%, 83%)  Beige
#e3cbc4  rgb(227, 203, 196)  hsl(14, 36%, 83%)  Misty Rose
#c4e3cb  rgb(196, 227, 203)  hsl(134, 36%, 83%)  Tea Green