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#DBC0FF

#dbc0ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dbc0ff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 75.29% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.12% cyan, 24.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 265.71°, with 100% saturation and 87.65% 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 13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5998

Complementary

  1. #dbc0ff
  2. #e4ffc0

Split complementary

  1. #dbc0ff
  2. #fffac0
  3. #c5ffc0

Analogous

  1. #c0c5ff
  2. #dbc0ff
  3. #fac0ff

Triadic

  1. #dbc0ff
  2. #ffdbc0
  3. #c0ffdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbc0ff
  2. #ffc0e4
  3. #e4ffc0
  4. #c0ffdb

Square

  1. #dbc0ff
  2. #ffc0c5
  3. #e4ffc0
  4. #c0fffa

Monochromatic

  1. #8427ff
  2. #af74ff
  3. #dbc0ff
  4. #f3ebff
  5. #f3ebff

Shades

#dbc0ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc0ff
  2. #c5ade6
  3. #af9acc
  4. #9986b3
  5. #837399
  6. #6e6080
  7. #584d66
  8. #423a4d
  9. #2c2633
  10. #16131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc0ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc0ff
  2. #dfc6ff
  3. #e2cdff
  4. #e6d3ff
  5. #e9d9ff
  6. #ede0ff
  7. #f1e6ff
  8. #f4ecff
  9. #f8f2ff
  10. #fbf9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc0ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc0ff
  2. #d2baf2
  3. #c9b3e6
  4. #c0add9
  5. #b7a6cc
  6. #aea0c0
  7. #a49ab3
  8. #9b93a6
  9. #928d99
  10. #89868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c7e2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4cbff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9cbfd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6c9d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c6ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c7fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8c5e7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc0ff {
  color: #dbc0ff;
}
Background
.bg-dbc0ff {
  background-color: #dbc0ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc0ff {
  border: 2px solid #dbc0ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc0ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 192 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 100% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc0ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc0ff, #fac0ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc0ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 192 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.06 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.83 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.38 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.87 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.31 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.96 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 12.26 #243f00 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Mauve
#dbc0ff  rgb(219, 192, 255)  hsl(266, 100%, 88%)  Mauve
#e4ffc0  rgb(228, 255, 192)  hsl(86, 100%, 88%)  Tea Green
#ffdbc0  rgb(255, 219, 192)  hsl(26, 100%, 88%)  Peach Puff
#c0ffdb  rgb(192, 255, 219)  hsl(146, 100%, 88%)  Magic Mint