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#DBB2FF

#dbb2ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dbb2ff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 69.8% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.12% cyan, 30.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 271.95°, with 100% saturation and 84.9% 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 11.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 1.34.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.5412

Complementary

  1. #dbb2ff
  2. #d6ffb2

Split complementary

  1. #dbb2ff
  2. #fcffb2
  3. #b2ffb4

Analogous

  1. #b4b2ff
  2. #dbb2ff
  3. #ffb2fc

Triadic

  1. #dbb2ff
  2. #ffdbb2
  3. #b2ffdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbb2ff
  2. #ffb2d6
  3. #d6ffb2
  4. #b2ffdb

Square

  1. #dbb2ff
  2. #ffb4b2
  3. #d6ffb2
  4. #b2fcff

Monochromatic

  1. #9319ff
  2. #b765ff
  3. #dbb2ff
  4. #f5ebff
  5. #f5ebff

Shades

#dbb2ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb2ff
  2. #c5a0e6
  3. #af8ecc
  4. #997db3
  5. #836b99
  6. #6e5980
  7. #584766
  8. #42354d
  9. #2c2433
  10. #16121a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb2ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb2ff
  2. #dfbaff
  3. #e2c1ff
  4. #e6c9ff
  5. #e9d1ff
  6. #edd9ff
  7. #f1e0ff
  8. #f4e8ff
  9. #f8f0ff
  10. #fbf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb2ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb2ff
  2. #d2adf2
  3. #c9a8e6
  4. #c0a3d9
  5. #b79ecc
  6. #ae99c0
  7. #a494b3
  8. #9b8fa6
  9. #928a99
  10. #89858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdbcdd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4c1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adc3fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7bdce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbbff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1bcfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8b8e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb2ff {
  color: #dbb2ff;
}
Background
.bg-dbb2ff {
  background-color: #dbb2ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb2ff {
  border: 2px solid #dbb2ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb2ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 178 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 100% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb2ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb2ff, #ffb2fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb2ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 178 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 1.34 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.40 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.64 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.13 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.70 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 12.11 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 12.69 #244d00 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dbb2ff  rgb(219, 178, 255)  hsl(272, 100%, 85%)  Mauve
#d6ffb2  rgb(214, 255, 178)  hsl(92, 100%, 85%)  Tea Green
#ffdbb2  rgb(255, 219, 178)  hsl(32, 100%, 85%)  Sunset
#b2ffdb  rgb(178, 255, 219)  hsl(152, 100%, 85%)  Magic Mint