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#DBBBFB

#dbbbfb ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dbbbfb 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, 73.33% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.75% cyan, 25.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 88.89% 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 12.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5757

Complementary

  1. #dbbbfb
  2. #dbfbbb

Split complementary

  1. #dbbbfb
  2. #fbfbbb
  3. #bbfbbb

Analogous

  1. #bbbbfb
  2. #dbbbfb
  3. #fbbbfb

Triadic

  1. #dbbbfb
  2. #fbdbbb
  3. #bbfbdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbbbfb
  2. #fbbbdb
  3. #dbfbbb
  4. #bbfbdb

Square

  1. #dbbbfb
  2. #fbbbbb
  3. #dbfbbb
  4. #bbfbfb

Monochromatic

  1. #8e2af3
  2. #b573f7
  3. #dbbbfb
  4. #f5ecfe
  5. #f5ecfe

Shades

#dbbbfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbbfb
  2. #c5a8e2
  3. #af96c9
  4. #9983b0
  5. #837097
  6. #6e5e7e
  7. #584b64
  8. #42384b
  9. #2c2532
  10. #161319
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbbfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbbfb
  2. #dfc2fb
  3. #e2c9fc
  4. #e6cffc
  5. #e9d6fd
  6. #edddfd
  7. #f1e4fd
  8. #f4ebfe
  9. #f8f1fe
  10. #fbf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbbfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbbfb
  2. #d2b5ef
  3. #c9afe2
  4. #c0a9d6
  5. #b7a3ca
  6. #ae9ebe
  7. #a498b1
  8. #9b92a5
  9. #928c99
  10. #89868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c3de ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0c6fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6c8f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7c4d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3c2fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c3fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9c0e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbbfb {
  color: #dbbbfb;
}
Background
.bg-dbbbfb {
  background-color: #dbbbfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbbfb {
  border: 2px solid #dbbbfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbbfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 187 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 89% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbbfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbbfb, #fbbbfb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbbfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 187 251 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.87 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.12 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.13 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.44 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.98 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.26 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 12.70 #244404 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dbbbfb  rgb(219, 187, 251)  hsl(270, 89%, 86%)  Mauve
#dbfbbb  rgb(219, 251, 187)  hsl(90, 89%, 86%)  Tea Green
#fbdbbb  rgb(251, 219, 187)  hsl(30, 89%, 86%)  Peach Puff
#bbfbdb  rgb(187, 251, 219)  hsl(150, 89%, 86%)  Magic Mint