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#dfbbfb ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dfbbfb 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, 73.33% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.16% cyan, 25.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 273.75°, 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 12.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.5819

Complementary

  1. #dfbbfb
  2. #d7fbbb

Split complementary

  1. #dfbbfb
  2. #f7fbbb
  3. #bbfbbf

Analogous

  1. #bfbbfb
  2. #dfbbfb
  3. #fbbbf7

Triadic

  1. #dfbbfb
  2. #fbdfbb
  3. #bbfbdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfbbfb
  2. #fbbbd7
  3. #d7fbbb
  4. #bbfbdf

Square

  1. #dfbbfb
  2. #fbbfbb
  3. #d7fbbb
  4. #bbf7fb

Monochromatic

  1. #9b2af3
  2. #bd73f7
  3. #dfbbfb
  4. #f6ecfe
  5. #f6ecfe

Shades

#dfbbfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfbbfb
  2. #c9a8e2
  3. #b296c9
  4. #9c83b0
  5. #867097
  6. #705e7e
  7. #594b64
  8. #43384b
  9. #2d2532
  10. #161319
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfbbfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfbbfb
  2. #e2c2fb
  3. #e5c9fc
  4. #e9cffc
  5. #ecd6fd
  6. #efddfd
  7. #f2e4fd
  8. #f5ebfe
  9. #f9f1fe
  10. #fcf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfbbfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfbbfb
  2. #d6b5ef
  3. #ccafe2
  4. #c3a9d6
  5. #b9a3ca
  6. #b09ebe
  7. #a698b1
  8. #9d92a5
  9. #938c99
  10. #8a868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c3df ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1c7fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8c9f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcc3d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c2fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9c4fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddc0e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfbbfb {
  color: #dfbbfb;
}
Background
.bg-dfbbfb {
  background-color: #dfbbfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfbbfb {
  border: 2px solid #dfbbfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfbbfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 187 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 89% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfbbfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfbbfb, #fbbbf7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfbbfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 187 251 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.58 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.06 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.88 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.95 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.80 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.14 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 12.82 #204404 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dfbbfb  rgb(223, 187, 251)  hsl(274, 89%, 86%)  Mauve
#d7fbbb  rgb(215, 251, 187)  hsl(94, 89%, 86%)  Tea Green
#fbdfbb  rgb(251, 223, 187)  hsl(34, 89%, 86%)  Bisque
#bbfbdf  rgb(187, 251, 223)  hsl(154, 89%, 86%)  Magic Mint