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#DBBBFF

#dbbbff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dbbbff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.12% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 268.24°, 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 12.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5782

Complementary

  1. #dbbbff
  2. #dfffbb

Split complementary

  1. #dbbbff
  2. #fffdbb
  3. #bdffbb

Analogous

  1. #bbbdff
  2. #dbbbff
  3. #fdbbff

Triadic

  1. #dbbbff
  2. #ffdbbb
  3. #bbffdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbbbff
  2. #ffbbdf
  3. #dfffbb
  4. #bbffdb

Square

  1. #dbbbff
  2. #ffbbbd
  3. #dfffbb
  4. #bbfffd

Monochromatic

  1. #8a22ff
  2. #b36fff
  3. #dbbbff
  4. #f4ebff
  5. #f4ebff

Shades

#dbbbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbbff
  2. #c5a8e6
  3. #af96cc
  4. #9983b3
  5. #837099
  6. #6e5e80
  7. #584b66
  8. #42384d
  9. #2c2533
  10. #16131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbbff
  2. #dfc2ff
  3. #e2c9ff
  4. #e6cfff
  5. #e9d6ff
  6. #edddff
  7. #f1e4ff
  8. #f4ebff
  9. #f8f1ff
  10. #fbf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbbff
  2. #d2b5f2
  3. #c9afe6
  4. #c0a9d9
  5. #b7a3cc
  6. #ae9ec0
  7. #a498b3
  8. #9b92a6
  9. #928c99
  10. #89868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c3e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afc7ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c8fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6c4d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2c2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5c3fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8c1e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbbff {
  color: #dbbbff;
}
Background
.bg-dbbbff {
  background-color: #dbbbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbbff {
  border: 2px solid #dbbbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 187 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbbff, #fdbbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 187 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.58 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.47 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.99 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.89 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.71 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.11 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 13.35 #244400 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dbbbff  rgb(219, 187, 255)  hsl(268, 100%, 87%)  Mauve
#dfffbb  rgb(223, 255, 187)  hsl(88, 100%, 87%)  Tea Green
#ffdbbb  rgb(255, 219, 187)  hsl(28, 100%, 87%)  Peach Puff
#bbffdb  rgb(187, 255, 219)  hsl(148, 100%, 87%)  Magic Mint