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#CDB3FF

#cdb3ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cdb3ff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 70.2% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.61% cyan, 29.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 260.53°, with 100% saturation and 85.1% 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 11.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.67.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5244

Complementary

  1. #cdb3ff
  2. #e5ffb3

Split complementary

  1. #cdb3ff
  2. #fff3b3
  3. #bfffb3

Analogous

  1. #b3bfff
  2. #cdb3ff
  3. #f3b3ff

Triadic

  1. #cdb3ff
  2. #ffcdb3
  3. #b3ffcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdb3ff
  2. #ffb3e5
  3. #e5ffb3
  4. #b3ffcd

Square

  1. #cdb3ff
  2. #ffb3bf
  3. #e5ffb3
  4. #b3fff3

Monochromatic

  1. #681aff
  2. #9b67ff
  3. #cdb3ff
  4. #f2ebff
  5. #f2ebff

Shades

#cdb3ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdb3ff
  2. #b9a1e6
  3. #a48fcc
  4. #907db3
  5. #7b6b99
  6. #675a80
  7. #524866
  8. #3e364d
  9. #292433
  10. #15121a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdb3ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdb3ff
  2. #d2bbff
  3. #d7c2ff
  4. #dccaff
  5. #e1d1ff
  6. #e6d9ff
  7. #ebe1ff
  8. #f0e8ff
  9. #f5f0ff
  10. #faf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdb3ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdb3ff
  2. #c5aef2
  3. #bea9e6
  4. #b6a4d9
  5. #ae9fcc
  6. #a79ac0
  7. #9f94b3
  8. #978fa6
  9. #8f8a99
  10. #88858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5bbdc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2bfff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7bffd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4bfce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5bbff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7bafe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8bae3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdb3ff {
  color: #cdb3ff;
}
Background
.bg-cdb3ff {
  background-color: #cdb3ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdb3ff {
  border: 2px solid #cdb3ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdb3ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 179 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 100% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdb3ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdb3ff, #f3b3ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdb3ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 179 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.67 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.50 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.95 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.10 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.29 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.71 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.16 #324c00 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Mauve
#cdb3ff  rgb(205, 179, 255)  hsl(261, 100%, 85%)  Mauve
#e5ffb3  rgb(229, 255, 179)  hsl(81, 100%, 85%)  Tea Green
#ffcdb3  rgb(255, 205, 179)  hsl(21, 100%, 85%)  Apricot
#b3ffcd  rgb(179, 255, 205)  hsl(141, 100%, 85%)  Magic Mint