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#CBCBE8

#cbcbe8 ≈ Languid Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cbcbe8 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, 79.61% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.5% cyan, 12.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 38.67% saturation and 85.29% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.75.

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Relative luminance0.6123

Complementary

  1. #cbcbe8
  2. #e8e8cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbcbe8
  2. #e8d9cb
  3. #d9e8cb

Analogous

  1. #cbd9e8
  2. #cbcbe8
  3. #d9cbe8

Triadic

  1. #cbcbe8
  2. #e8cbcb
  3. #cbe8cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcbe8
  2. #e8cbe8
  3. #e8e8cb
  4. #cbe8cb

Square

  1. #cbcbe8
  2. #e8cbd9
  3. #e8e8cb
  4. #cbe8d9

Monochromatic

  1. #6161b9
  2. #9696d1
  3. #cbcbe8
  4. #f1f1f9
  5. #f1f1f9

Shades

#cbcbe8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcbe8
  2. #b7b7d1
  3. #a2a2ba
  4. #8e8ea2
  5. #7a7a8b
  6. #666674
  7. #51515d
  8. #3d3d46
  9. #29292e
  10. #141417
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcbe8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcbe8
  2. #d0d0ea
  3. #d5d5ed
  4. #dbdbef
  5. #e0e0f1
  6. #e5e5f4
  7. #eaeaf6
  8. #efeff8
  9. #f5f5fa
  10. #fafafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcbe8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcbe8
  2. #c4c4de
  3. #bcbcd3
  4. #b5b5c9
  5. #adadbe
  6. #a6a6b4
  7. #9e9eaa
  8. #97979f
  9. #8f8f95
  10. #88888a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccccd8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4cee9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4cce7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5d0d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7cde9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7cce8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8cedc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcbe8 {
  color: #cbcbe8;
}
Background
.bg-cbcbe8 {
  background-color: #cbcbe8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcbe8 {
  border: 2px solid #cbcbe8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcbe8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 203 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 39% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcbe8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcbe8, #d9cbe8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcbe8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 203 232 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.75 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.05 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 6.86 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.18 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.20 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.46 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 11.30 #343417 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#cbcbe8  rgb(203, 203, 232)  hsl(240, 39%, 85%)  Languid Lavender
#e8e8cb  rgb(232, 232, 203)  hsl(60, 39%, 85%)  Beige
#e8cbcb  rgb(232, 203, 203)  hsl(0, 39%, 85%)  Pale Pink
#cbe8cb  rgb(203, 232, 203)  hsl(120, 39%, 85%)  Tea Green