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#CBC5DA

#cbc5da ≈ Languid Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cbc5da is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 77.25% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.88% cyan, 9.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 257.14°, with 22.11% saturation and 81.37% 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 backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 2.87.

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Relative luminance0.5769

Complementary

  1. #cbc5da
  2. #d4dac5

Split complementary

  1. #cbc5da
  2. #dad5c5
  3. #c9dac5

Analogous

  1. #c5c9da
  2. #cbc5da
  3. #d5c5da

Triadic

  1. #cbc5da
  2. #dacbc5
  3. #c5dacb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc5da
  2. #dac5d4
  3. #d4dac5
  4. #c5dacb

Square

  1. #cbc5da
  2. #dac5c9
  3. #d4dac5
  4. #c5dad5

Monochromatic

  1. #77689e
  2. #a196bc
  3. #cbc5da
  4. #f4f3f7
  5. #f4f3f7

Shades

#cbc5da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc5da
  2. #b7b1c4
  3. #a29eae
  4. #8e8a99
  5. #7a7683
  6. #66636d
  7. #514f57
  8. #3d3b41
  9. #29272c
  10. #141416
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc5da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc5da
  2. #d0cbde
  3. #d5d1e1
  4. #dbd6e5
  5. #e0dce9
  6. #e5e2ed
  7. #eae8f0
  8. #efeef4
  9. #f5f3f8
  10. #faf9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc5da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc5da
  2. #c4bed1
  3. #bcb7c8
  4. #b5b0bf
  5. #ada9b6
  6. #a6a3ad
  7. #9e9ca4
  8. #97959b
  9. #8f8e92
  10. #888789
  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 #c9c7cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1c8db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c8d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9c8cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c7db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c7da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cac7d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbc5da {
  color: #cbc5da;
}
Background
.bg-cbc5da {
  background-color: #cbc5da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc5da {
  border: 2px solid #cbc5da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc5da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 197 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 22% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc5da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc5da, #d5c5da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc5da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 197 218 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 2.87 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.80 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 7.83 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.35 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.39 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.53 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.55 #343a25 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#cbc5da  rgb(203, 197, 218)  hsl(257, 22%, 81%)  Languid Lavender
#d4dac5  rgb(212, 218, 197)  hsl(77, 22%, 81%)  Beige
#dacbc5  rgb(218, 203, 197)  hsl(17, 22%, 81%)  Timberwolf
#c5dacb  rgb(197, 218, 203)  hsl(137, 22%, 81%)  Opal