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#dcbbfb ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dcbbfb 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, 73.33% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.35% cyan, 25.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 270.94°, 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 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.5772

Complementary

  1. #dcbbfb
  2. #dafbbb

Split complementary

  1. #dcbbfb
  2. #fafbbb
  3. #bbfbbc

Analogous

  1. #bcbbfb
  2. #dcbbfb
  3. #fbbbfa

Triadic

  1. #dcbbfb
  2. #fbdcbb
  3. #bbfbdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbbfb
  2. #fbbbda
  3. #dafbbb
  4. #bbfbdc

Square

  1. #dcbbfb
  2. #fbbcbb
  3. #dafbbb
  4. #bbfafb

Monochromatic

  1. #922af3
  2. #b773f7
  3. #dcbbfb
  4. #f5ecfe
  5. #f5ecfe

Shades

#dcbbfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbbfb
  2. #c6a8e2
  3. #b096c9
  4. #9a83b0
  5. #847097
  6. #6e5e7e
  7. #584b64
  8. #42384b
  9. #2c2532
  10. #161319
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbbfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbbfb
  2. #e0c2fb
  3. #e3c9fc
  4. #e7cffc
  5. #ead6fd
  6. #eeddfd
  7. #f1e4fd
  8. #f5ebfe
  9. #f8f1fe
  10. #fcf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbbfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbbfb
  2. #d3b5ef
  3. #caafe2
  4. #c0a9d6
  5. #b7a3ca
  6. #ae9ebe
  7. #a598b1
  8. #9c92a5
  9. #928c99
  10. #89868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c3de ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0c7fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7c8f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8c3d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3c2fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c3fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dac0e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbbfb {
  color: #dcbbfb;
}
Background
.bg-dcbbfb {
  background-color: #dcbbfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbbfb {
  border: 2px solid #dcbbfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbbfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 187 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 89% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbbfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbbfb, #fbbbfa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbbfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 187 251 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.78 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.09 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.29 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.34 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.93 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.22 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 12.72 #234404 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dcbbfb  rgb(220, 187, 251)  hsl(271, 89%, 86%)  Mauve
#dafbbb  rgb(218, 251, 187)  hsl(91, 89%, 86%)  Tea Green
#fbdcbb  rgb(251, 220, 187)  hsl(31, 89%, 86%)  Peach Puff
#bbfbdc  rgb(187, 251, 220)  hsl(151, 89%, 86%)  Magic Mint