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#cfb6ec ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cfb6ec is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 71.37% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.29% cyan, 22.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 267.78°, with 58.7% saturation and 81.96% 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 11.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.81.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5278

Complementary

  1. #cfb6ec
  2. #d3ecb6

Split complementary

  1. #cfb6ec
  2. #eceab6
  3. #b8ecb6

Analogous

  1. #b6b8ec
  2. #cfb6ec
  3. #eab6ec

Triadic

  1. #cfb6ec
  2. #eccfb6
  3. #b6eccf

Tetradic

  1. #cfb6ec
  2. #ecb6d3
  3. #d3ecb6
  4. #b6eccf

Square

  1. #cfb6ec
  2. #ecb6b8
  3. #d3ecb6
  4. #b6ecea

Monochromatic

  1. #7f3dcc
  2. #a779dc
  3. #cfb6ec
  4. #f4effb
  5. #f4effb

Shades

#cfb6ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfb6ec
  2. #baa4d4
  3. #a692bd
  4. #917fa5
  5. #7c6d8e
  6. #685b76
  7. #53495e
  8. #3e3747
  9. #29242f
  10. #151218
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfb6ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfb6ec
  2. #d4bdee
  3. #d9c5f0
  4. #ddccf2
  5. #e2d3f4
  6. #e7dbf6
  7. #ece2f7
  8. #f1e9f9
  9. #f5f0fb
  10. #faf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfb6ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfb6ec
  2. #c7b1e1
  3. #bfabd6
  4. #b7a6cc
  5. #afa0c1
  6. #a89bb6
  7. #a096ab
  8. #9890a0
  9. #908b96
  10. #88858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6bcd3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adbfee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1c0ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbbdc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbced ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdbad8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfb6ec {
  color: #cfb6ec;
}
Background
.bg-cfb6ec {
  background-color: #cfb6ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfb6ec {
  border: 2px solid #cfb6ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfb6ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 182 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 59% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfb6ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfb6ec, #eab6ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfb6ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 182 236 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.81 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.95 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.90 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.93 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.25 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.51 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.13 #304913 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Mauve
#cfb6ec  rgb(207, 182, 236)  hsl(268, 59%, 82%)  Mauve
#d3ecb6  rgb(211, 236, 182)  hsl(88, 59%, 82%)  Tea Green
#eccfb6  rgb(236, 207, 182)  hsl(28, 59%, 82%)  Desert Sand
#b6eccf  rgb(182, 236, 207)  hsl(148, 59%, 82%)  Magic Mint