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#DBB7FF

#dbb7ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dbb7ff 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, 71.76% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.12% cyan, 28.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 100% saturation and 85.88% 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 2.48.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5615

Complementary

  1. #dbb7ff
  2. #dbffb7

Split complementary

  1. #dbb7ff
  2. #ffffb7
  3. #b7ffb7

Analogous

  1. #b7b7ff
  2. #dbb7ff
  3. #ffb7ff

Triadic

  1. #dbb7ff
  2. #ffdbb7
  3. #b7ffdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbb7ff
  2. #ffb7db
  3. #dbffb7
  4. #b7ffdb

Square

  1. #dbb7ff
  2. #ffb7b7
  3. #dbffb7
  4. #b7ffff

Monochromatic

  1. #8e1eff
  2. #b56aff
  3. #dbb7ff
  4. #f5ebff
  5. #f5ebff

Shades

#dbb7ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb7ff
  2. #c5a5e6
  3. #af92cc
  4. #9980b3
  5. #836e99
  6. #6e5c80
  7. #584966
  8. #42374d
  9. #2c2533
  10. #16121a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb7ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb7ff
  2. #dfbeff
  3. #e2c5ff
  4. #e6cdff
  5. #e9d4ff
  6. #eddbff
  7. #f1e2ff
  8. #f4e9ff
  9. #f8f1ff
  10. #fbf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb7ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb7ff
  2. #d2b2f2
  3. #c9ace6
  4. #c0a7d9
  5. #b7a1cc
  6. #ae9cc0
  7. #a496b3
  8. #9b91a6
  9. #928b99
  10. #89868d
  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 #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec0df ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aac4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1c6fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6c1d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0bfff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c0fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8bde5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb7ff {
  color: #dbb7ff;
}
Background
.bg-dbb7ff {
  background-color: #dbb7ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb7ff {
  border: 2px solid #dbb7ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb7ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 183 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 100% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb7ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb7ff, #ffb7ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb7ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 183 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 2.48 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.90 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.25 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.94 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.64 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.80 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 13.40 #244800 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dbb7ff  rgb(219, 183, 255)  hsl(270, 100%, 86%)  Mauve
#dbffb7  rgb(219, 255, 183)  hsl(90, 100%, 86%)  Tea Green
#ffdbb7  rgb(255, 219, 183)  hsl(30, 100%, 86%)  Peach Puff
#b7ffdb  rgb(183, 255, 219)  hsl(150, 100%, 86%)  Magic Mint