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#DCB0FF

#dcb0ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dcb0ff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 69.02% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.73% cyan, 30.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 273.42°, with 100% saturation and 84.51% 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 11.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 0.88.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.5349

Complementary

  1. #dcb0ff
  2. #d3ffb0

Split complementary

  1. #dcb0ff
  2. #faffb0
  3. #b0ffb5

Analogous

  1. #b5b0ff
  2. #dcb0ff
  3. #ffb0fa

Triadic

  1. #dcb0ff
  2. #ffdcb0
  3. #b0ffdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcb0ff
  2. #ffb0d3
  3. #d3ffb0
  4. #b0ffdc

Square

  1. #dcb0ff
  2. #ffb5b0
  3. #d3ffb0
  4. #b0faff

Monochromatic

  1. #9817ff
  2. #ba64ff
  3. #dcb0ff
  4. #f6ebff
  5. #f6ebff

Shades

#dcb0ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcb0ff
  2. #c69ee6
  3. #b08dcc
  4. #9a7bb3
  5. #846a99
  6. #6e5880
  7. #584666
  8. #42354d
  9. #2c2333
  10. #16121a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcb0ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcb0ff
  2. #e0b8ff
  3. #e3c0ff
  4. #e7c8ff
  5. #ead0ff
  6. #eed8ff
  7. #f1dfff
  8. #f5e7ff
  9. #f8efff
  10. #fcf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcb0ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcb0ff
  2. #d3abf2
  3. #caa6e6
  4. #c0a2d9
  5. #b79dcc
  6. #ae98c0
  7. #a593b3
  8. #9c8ea6
  9. #928a99
  10. #89858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdbbdd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2bfff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abc2fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8bbcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb9ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1bbfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dab7e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcb0ff {
  color: #dcb0ff;
}
Background
.bg-dcb0ff {
  background-color: #dcb0ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcb0ff {
  border: 2px solid #dcb0ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcb0ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 176 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 100% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcb0ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcb0ff, #ffb0fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcb0ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 176 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 0.88 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.28 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.34 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.73 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.76 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.49 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 13.02 #234f00 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dcb0ff  rgb(220, 176, 255)  hsl(273, 100%, 85%)  Mauve
#d3ffb0  rgb(211, 255, 176)  hsl(93, 100%, 85%)  Tea Green
#ffdcb0  rgb(255, 220, 176)  hsl(33, 100%, 85%)  Navajo White
#b0ffdc  rgb(176, 255, 220)  hsl(153, 100%, 85%)  Magic Mint