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#CDB7FF

#cdb7ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cdb7ff 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, 71.76% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.61% cyan, 28.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 258.33°, with 100% saturation and 85.88% 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 11.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.35.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5407

Complementary

  1. #cdb7ff
  2. #e9ffb7

Split complementary

  1. #cdb7ff
  2. #fff1b7
  3. #c5ffb7

Analogous

  1. #b7c5ff
  2. #cdb7ff
  3. #f1b7ff

Triadic

  1. #cdb7ff
  2. #ffcdb7
  3. #b7ffcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdb7ff
  2. #ffb7e9
  3. #e9ffb7
  4. #b7ffcd

Square

  1. #cdb7ff
  2. #ffb7c5
  3. #e9ffb7
  4. #b7fff1

Monochromatic

  1. #631eff
  2. #986aff
  3. #cdb7ff
  4. #f1ebff
  5. #f1ebff

Shades

#cdb7ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdb7ff
  2. #b9a5e6
  3. #a492cc
  4. #9080b3
  5. #7b6e99
  6. #675c80
  7. #524966
  8. #3e374d
  9. #292533
  10. #15121a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdb7ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdb7ff
  2. #d2beff
  3. #d7c5ff
  4. #dccdff
  5. #e1d4ff
  6. #e6dbff
  7. #ebe2ff
  8. #f0e9ff
  9. #f5f1ff
  10. #faf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdb7ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdb7ff
  2. #c5b2f2
  3. #beace6
  4. #b6a7d9
  5. #aea1cc
  6. #a79cc0
  7. #9f96b3
  8. #9791a6
  9. #8f8b99
  10. #88868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7bedd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7c2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aac2fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4c2d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7beff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bdfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8bee5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdb7ff {
  color: #cdb7ff;
}
Background
.bg-cdb7ff {
  background-color: #cdb7ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdb7ff {
  border: 2px solid #cdb7ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdb7ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 183 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 100% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdb7ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdb7ff, #f1b7ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdb7ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 183 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.35 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.81 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.08 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.70 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.97 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.82 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.88 #324800 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Mauve
#cdb7ff  rgb(205, 183, 255)  hsl(258, 100%, 86%)  Mauve
#e9ffb7  rgb(233, 255, 183)  hsl(78, 100%, 86%)  Tea Green
#ffcdb7  rgb(255, 205, 183)  hsl(18, 100%, 86%)  Apricot
#b7ffcd  rgb(183, 255, 205)  hsl(138, 100%, 86%)  Magic Mint