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#dcbefb ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dcbefb is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 74.51% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.35% cyan, 24.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 269.51°, with 88.41% 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 12.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.68.

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Relative luminance0.5901

Complementary

  1. #dcbefb
  2. #ddfbbe

Split complementary

  1. #dcbefb
  2. #fbfbbe
  3. #befbbe

Analogous

  1. #bebefb
  2. #dcbefb
  3. #fbbefb

Triadic

  1. #dcbefb
  2. #fbdcbe
  3. #befbdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbefb
  2. #fbbedd
  3. #ddfbbe
  4. #befbdc

Square

  1. #dcbefb
  2. #fbbebe
  3. #ddfbbe
  4. #befbfb

Monochromatic

  1. #8e2ef2
  2. #b576f7
  3. #dcbefb
  4. #f5ecfe
  5. #f5ecfe

Shades

#dcbefb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbefb
  2. #c6abe2
  3. #b098c9
  4. #9a85b0
  5. #847297
  6. #6e5f7e
  7. #584c64
  8. #42394b
  9. #2c2632
  10. #161319
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbefb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbefb
  2. #e0c5fb
  3. #e3cbfc
  4. #e7d2fc
  5. #ead8fd
  6. #eedffd
  7. #f1e5fd
  8. #f5ecfe
  9. #f8f2fe
  10. #fcf9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbefb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbefb
  2. #d3b8ef
  3. #cab2e2
  4. #c0abd6
  5. #b7a5ca
  6. #ae9fbe
  7. #a599b1
  8. #9c93a5
  9. #928c99
  10. #89868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c5df ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3c9fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9caf9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8c6d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c5fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c5fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dac3e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbefb {
  color: #dcbefb;
}
Background
.bg-dcbefb {
  background-color: #dcbefb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbefb {
  border: 2px solid #dcbefb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbefb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 190 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 88% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbefb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbefb, #fbbefb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbefb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 190 251 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.68 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.67 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.68 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.92 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.68 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.07 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 12.03 #234104 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Mauve
#dcbefb  rgb(220, 190, 251)  hsl(270, 88%, 86%)  Mauve
#ddfbbe  rgb(221, 251, 190)  hsl(90, 88%, 86%)  Tea Green
#fbdcbe  rgb(251, 220, 190)  hsl(30, 88%, 86%)  Peach Puff
#befbdc  rgb(190, 251, 220)  hsl(150, 88%, 86%)  Magic Mint