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#DFB6FB

#dfb6fb ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dfb6fb is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 71.37% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.16% cyan, 27.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 275.65°, with 89.61% saturation and 84.9% 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 12.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 2.16.

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Relative luminance0.5611

Complementary

  1. #dfb6fb
  2. #d2fbb6

Split complementary

  1. #dfb6fb
  2. #f5fbb6
  3. #b6fbbc

Analogous

  1. #bcb6fb
  2. #dfb6fb
  3. #fbb6f5

Triadic

  1. #dfb6fb
  2. #fbdfb6
  3. #b6fbdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfb6fb
  2. #fbb6d2
  3. #d2fbb6
  4. #b6fbdf

Square

  1. #dfb6fb
  2. #fbbcb6
  3. #d2fbb6
  4. #b6f5fb

Monochromatic

  1. #9f25f3
  2. #bf6df7
  3. #dfb6fb
  4. #f7ecfe
  5. #f7ecfe

Shades

#dfb6fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfb6fb
  2. #c9a4e2
  3. #b292c9
  4. #9c7fb0
  5. #866d97
  6. #705b7e
  7. #594964
  8. #43374b
  9. #2d2432
  10. #161219
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfb6fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfb6fb
  2. #e2bdfb
  3. #e5c5fc
  4. #e9ccfc
  5. #ecd3fd
  6. #efdbfd
  7. #f2e2fd
  8. #f5e9fe
  9. #f9f0fe
  10. #fcf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfb6fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfb6fb
  2. #d6b1ef
  3. #ccabe2
  4. #c3a6d6
  5. #b9a0ca
  6. #b09bbe
  7. #a696b1
  8. #9d90a5
  9. #938b99
  10. #8a858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0bfdd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abc3fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4c6f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcbfce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2befd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c0fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddbbe2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfb6fb {
  color: #dfb6fb;
}
Background
.bg-dfb6fb {
  background-color: #dfb6fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfb6fb {
  border: 2px solid #dfb6fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfb6fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 182 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 90% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfb6fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfb6fb, #fbb6f5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfb6fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 182 251 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 2.16 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.33 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.02 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.75 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.01 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.10 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 12.67 #204904 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dfb6fb  rgb(223, 182, 251)  hsl(276, 90%, 85%)  Mauve
#d2fbb6  rgb(210, 251, 182)  hsl(96, 90%, 85%)  Tea Green
#fbdfb6  rgb(251, 223, 182)  hsl(36, 90%, 85%)  Moccasin
#b6fbdf  rgb(182, 251, 223)  hsl(156, 90%, 85%)  Magic Mint