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#dcb3ea ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dcb3ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 70.2% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.98% cyan, 23.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 284.73°, with 56.7% saturation and 80.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.98.

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Relative luminance0.534

Complementary

  1. #dcb3ea
  2. #c1eab3

Split complementary

  1. #dcb3ea
  2. #dceab3
  3. #b3eac1

Analogous

  1. #c1b3ea
  2. #dcb3ea
  3. #eab3dc

Triadic

  1. #dcb3ea
  2. #eadcb3
  3. #b3eadc

Tetradic

  1. #dcb3ea
  2. #eab3c1
  3. #c1eab3
  4. #b3eadc

Square

  1. #dcb3ea
  2. #eac1b3
  3. #c1eab3
  4. #b3dcea

Monochromatic

  1. #a53bc9
  2. #c077d9
  3. #dcb3ea
  4. #f8effb
  5. #f8effb

Shades

#dcb3ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcb3ea
  2. #c6a1d3
  3. #b08fbb
  4. #9a7da4
  5. #846b8c
  6. #6e5a75
  7. #58485e
  8. #423646
  9. #2c242f
  10. #161217
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcb3ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcb3ea
  2. #e0bbec
  3. #e3c2ee
  4. #e7caf0
  5. #ead1f2
  6. #eed9f5
  7. #f1e1f7
  8. #f5e8f9
  9. #f8f0fb
  10. #fcf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcb3ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcb3ea
  2. #d3aedf
  3. #caa9d5
  4. #c0a4ca
  5. #b79fc0
  6. #ae9ab5
  7. #a594aa
  8. #9c8fa0
  9. #928a95
  10. #89858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccbcd3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acbfec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c3e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcb9c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1baeb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6bde9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcb7d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcb3ea {
  color: #dcb3ea;
}
Background
.bg-dcb3ea {
  background-color: #dcb3ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcb3ea {
  border: 2px solid #dcb3ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcb3ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 179 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 57% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcb3ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcb3ea, #eab3dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcb3ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 179 234 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.98 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.13 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.21 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.68 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.48 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.25 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.98 #234c15 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dcb3ea  rgb(220, 179, 234)  hsl(285, 57%, 81%)  Mauve
#c1eab3  rgb(193, 234, 179)  hsl(105, 57%, 81%)  Tea Green
#eadcb3  rgb(234, 220, 179)  hsl(45, 57%, 81%)  Wheat
#b3eadc  rgb(179, 234, 220)  hsl(165, 57%, 81%)  Pale Turquoise