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#CFB6FF

#cfb6ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cfb6ff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 71.37% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.82% cyan, 28.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 260.55°, with 100% saturation and 85.69% 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 11.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.69.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5394

Complementary

  1. #cfb6ff
  2. #e6ffb6

Split complementary

  1. #cfb6ff
  2. #fff4b6
  3. #c2ffb6

Analogous

  1. #b6c2ff
  2. #cfb6ff
  3. #f4b6ff

Triadic

  1. #cfb6ff
  2. #ffcfb6
  3. #b6ffcf

Tetradic

  1. #cfb6ff
  2. #ffb6e6
  3. #e6ffb6
  4. #b6ffcf

Square

  1. #cfb6ff
  2. #ffb6c2
  3. #e6ffb6
  4. #b6fff4

Monochromatic

  1. #6a1dff
  2. #9d6aff
  3. #cfb6ff
  4. #f2ebff
  5. #f2ebff

Shades

#cfb6ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfb6ff
  2. #baa4e6
  3. #a692cc
  4. #917fb3
  5. #7c6d99
  6. #685b80
  7. #534966
  8. #3e374d
  9. #292433
  10. #15121a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfb6ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfb6ff
  2. #d4bdff
  3. #d9c5ff
  4. #ddccff
  5. #e2d3ff
  6. #e7dbff
  7. #ece2ff
  8. #f1e9ff
  9. #f5f0ff
  10. #faf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfb6ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfb6ff
  2. #c7b1f2
  3. #bfabe6
  4. #b7a6d9
  5. #afa0cc
  6. #a89bc0
  7. #a096b3
  8. #9890a6
  9. #908b99
  10. #88858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7bddd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6c2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aac2fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7c1d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bdff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #babdfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cabde4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfb6ff {
  color: #cfb6ff;
}
Background
.bg-cfb6ff {
  background-color: #cfb6ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfb6ff {
  border: 2px solid #cfb6ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfb6ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 182 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 100% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfb6ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfb6ff, #f4b6ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfb6ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 182 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.69 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.34 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.66 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.15 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.41 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.56 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.29 #304900 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Mauve
#cfb6ff  rgb(207, 182, 255)  hsl(261, 100%, 86%)  Mauve
#e6ffb6  rgb(230, 255, 182)  hsl(81, 100%, 86%)  Tea Green
#ffcfb6  rgb(255, 207, 182)  hsl(21, 100%, 86%)  Apricot
#b6ffcf  rgb(182, 255, 207)  hsl(141, 100%, 86%)  Magic Mint