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#dcbcfd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dcbcfd 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, 73.73% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.04% cyan, 25.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 269.54°, with 94.2% saturation and 86.47% 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 12.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5827

Complementary

  1. #dcbcfd
  2. #ddfdbc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbcfd
  2. #fdfdbc
  3. #bcfdbc

Analogous

  1. #bcbcfd
  2. #dcbcfd
  3. #fdbcfd

Triadic

  1. #dcbcfd
  2. #fddcbc
  3. #bcfddc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbcfd
  2. #fdbcdd
  3. #ddfdbc
  4. #bcfddc

Square

  1. #dcbcfd
  2. #fdbcbc
  3. #ddfdbc
  4. #bcfdfd

Monochromatic

  1. #8e27f9
  2. #b572fb
  3. #dcbcfd
  4. #f5ebfe
  5. #f5ebfe

Shades

#dcbcfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbcfd
  2. #c6a9e4
  3. #b096ca
  4. #9a84b1
  5. #847198
  6. #6e5e7f
  7. #584b65
  8. #42384c
  9. #2c2633
  10. #161319
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbcfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbcfd
  2. #e0c3fd
  3. #e3c9fd
  4. #e7d0fe
  5. #ead7fe
  6. #eedefe
  7. #f1e4fe
  8. #f5ebfe
  9. #f8f2ff
  10. #fcf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbcfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbcfd
  2. #d3b6f1
  3. #cab0e4
  4. #c0aad8
  5. #b7a4cb
  6. #ae9ebf
  7. #a598b2
  8. #9c92a6
  9. #928c99
  10. #89868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c4e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1c8ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7c9fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8c5d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3c3ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c4fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9c1e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbcfd {
  color: #dcbcfd;
}
Background
.bg-dcbcfd {
  background-color: #dcbcfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbcfd {
  border: 2px solid #dcbcfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbcfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 188 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 94% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbcfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbcfd, #fdbcfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbcfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 188 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.89 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.42 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.03 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.70 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.32 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.47 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 12.82 #234302 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dcbcfd  rgb(220, 188, 253)  hsl(270, 94%, 86%)  Mauve
#ddfdbc  rgb(221, 253, 188)  hsl(90, 94%, 86%)  Tea Green
#fddcbc  rgb(253, 220, 188)  hsl(30, 94%, 86%)  Peach Puff
#bcfddc  rgb(188, 253, 220)  hsl(150, 94%, 86%)  Magic Mint