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#CBC8DB

#cbc8db ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cbc8db is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 78.43% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.31% cyan, 8.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 249.47°, with 20.88% saturation and 82.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.5912

Complementary

  1. #cbc8db
  2. #d8dbc8

Split complementary

  1. #cbc8db
  2. #dbd5c8
  3. #cfdbc8

Analogous

  1. #c8cfdb
  2. #cbc8db
  3. #d5c8db

Triadic

  1. #cbc8db
  2. #dbcbc8
  3. #c8dbcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc8db
  2. #dbc8d8
  3. #d8dbc8
  4. #c8dbcb

Square

  1. #cbc8db
  2. #dbc8cf
  3. #d8dbc8
  4. #c8dbd5

Monochromatic

  1. #746c9e
  2. #9f9abd
  3. #cbc8db
  4. #f3f3f7
  5. #f3f3f7

Shades

#cbc8db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc8db
  2. #b7b4c5
  3. #a2a0af
  4. #8e8c99
  5. #7a7883
  6. #66646e
  7. #515058
  8. #3d3c42
  9. #29282c
  10. #141416
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc8db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc8db
  2. #d0cedf
  3. #d5d3e2
  4. #dbd9e6
  5. #e0dee9
  6. #e5e4ed
  7. #eae9f1
  8. #efeff4
  9. #f5f4f8
  10. #fafafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc8db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc8db
  2. #c4c1d2
  3. #bcbac9
  4. #b5b2c0
  5. #adabb7
  6. #a6a4ae
  7. #9e9da4
  8. #97969b
  9. #8f8e92
  10. #888789
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cac9d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4cadc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4cada ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8cbce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7c9dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c9db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9cad3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbc8db {
  color: #cbc8db;
}
Background
.bg-cbc8db {
  background-color: #cbc8db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc8db {
  border: 2px solid #cbc8db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc8db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 200 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 21% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc8db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc8db, #d5c8db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc8db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 200 219 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 3.78 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 6.91 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.31 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.32 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.32 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.42 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.69 #343724 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#cbc8db  rgb(203, 200, 219)  hsl(249, 21%, 82%)  Languid Lavender
#d8dbc8  rgb(216, 219, 200)  hsl(69, 21%, 82%)  Eggshell
#dbcbc8  rgb(219, 203, 200)  hsl(9, 21%, 82%)  Timberwolf
#c8dbcb  rgb(200, 219, 203)  hsl(129, 21%, 82%)  Opal