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#CFB8FF

#cfb8ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cfb8ff 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, 72.16% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.82% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 259.44°, with 100% saturation and 86.08% 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 11.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5477

Complementary

  1. #cfb8ff
  2. #e8ffb8

Split complementary

  1. #cfb8ff
  2. #fff3b8
  3. #c5ffb8

Analogous

  1. #b8c5ff
  2. #cfb8ff
  3. #f3b8ff

Triadic

  1. #cfb8ff
  2. #ffcfb8
  3. #b8ffcf

Tetradic

  1. #cfb8ff
  2. #ffb8e8
  3. #e8ffb8
  4. #b8ffcf

Square

  1. #cfb8ff
  2. #ffb8c5
  3. #e8ffb8
  4. #b8fff3

Monochromatic

  1. #681fff
  2. #9b6cff
  3. #cfb8ff
  4. #f1ebff
  5. #f1ebff

Shades

#cfb8ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfb8ff
  2. #baa6e6
  3. #a693cc
  4. #9181b3
  5. #7c6e99
  6. #685c80
  7. #534a66
  8. #3e374d
  9. #292533
  10. #15121a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfb8ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfb8ff
  2. #d4bfff
  3. #d9c6ff
  4. #ddcdff
  5. #e2d4ff
  6. #e7dcff
  7. #ece3ff
  8. #f1eaff
  9. #f5f1ff
  10. #faf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfb8ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfb8ff
  2. #c7b2f2
  3. #bfade6
  4. #b7a7d9
  5. #afa2cc
  6. #a89cc0
  7. #a096b3
  8. #9891a6
  9. #908b99
  10. #88868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8bfde ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9c3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acc3fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6c3d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9bfff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbffe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cabfe5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfb8ff {
  color: #cfb8ff;
}
Background
.bg-cfb8ff {
  background-color: #cfb8ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfb8ff {
  border: 2px solid #cfb8ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfb8ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 184 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 100% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfb8ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfb8ff, #f3b8ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfb8ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 184 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.10 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.77 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.98 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.47 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.27 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.64 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.18 #304700 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Mauve
#cfb8ff  rgb(207, 184, 255)  hsl(259, 100%, 86%)  Mauve
#e8ffb8  rgb(232, 255, 184)  hsl(79, 100%, 86%)  Tea Green
#ffcfb8  rgb(255, 207, 184)  hsl(19, 100%, 86%)  Apricot
#b8ffcf  rgb(184, 255, 207)  hsl(139, 100%, 86%)  Magic Mint