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#D0BBFF

#d0bbff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#d0bbff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.57% red, 73.33% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.43% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 258.53°, with 100% saturation and 86.67% 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 12.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.57.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5617

Complementary

  1. #d0bbff
  2. #eaffbb

Split complementary

  1. #d0bbff
  2. #fff2bb
  3. #c8ffbb

Analogous

  1. #bbc8ff
  2. #d0bbff
  3. #f2bbff

Triadic

  1. #d0bbff
  2. #ffd0bb
  3. #bbffd0

Tetradic

  1. #d0bbff
  2. #ffbbea
  3. #eaffbb
  4. #bbffd0

Square

  1. #d0bbff
  2. #ffbbc8
  3. #eaffbb
  4. #bbfff2

Monochromatic

  1. #6622ff
  2. #9b6fff
  3. #d0bbff
  4. #f1ebff
  5. #f1ebff

Shades

#d0bbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d0bbff
  2. #bba8e6
  3. #a696cc
  4. #9283b3
  5. #7d7099
  6. #685e80
  7. #534b66
  8. #3e384d
  9. #2a2533
  10. #15131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#d0bbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d0bbff
  2. #d5c2ff
  3. #d9c9ff
  4. #decfff
  5. #e3d6ff
  6. #e8ddff
  7. #ece4ff
  8. #f1ebff
  9. #f6f1ff
  10. #faf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d0bbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d0bbff
  2. #c8b5f2
  3. #c0afe6
  4. #b8a9d9
  5. #b0a3cc
  6. #a89ec0
  7. #a098b3
  8. #9892a6
  9. #908c99
  10. #88868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cac1df ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acc6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afc5fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8c5d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcc1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc1fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbc1e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d0bbff {
  color: #d0bbff;
}
Background
.bg-d0bbff {
  background-color: #d0bbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d0bbff {
  border: 2px solid #d0bbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d0bbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 208 187 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d0bbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d0bbff, #f2bbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d0bbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(208 187 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.57 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.06 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.40 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.82 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.27 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.69 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.85 #2f4400 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Mauve
#d0bbff  rgb(208, 187, 255)  hsl(259, 100%, 87%)  Mauve
#eaffbb  rgb(234, 255, 187)  hsl(79, 100%, 87%)  Tea Green
#ffd0bb  rgb(255, 208, 187)  hsl(19, 100%, 87%)  Apricot
#bbffd0  rgb(187, 255, 208)  hsl(139, 100%, 87%)  Magic Mint