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#DFBBFE

#dfbbfe ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dfbbfe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.2% cyan, 26.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 272.24°, with 97.1% 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 12.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.25.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5838

Complementary

  1. #dfbbfe
  2. #dafebb

Split complementary

  1. #dfbbfe
  2. #fbfebb
  3. #bbfebd

Analogous

  1. #bdbbfe
  2. #dfbbfe
  3. #febbfb

Triadic

  1. #dfbbfe
  2. #fedfbb
  3. #bbfedf

Tetradic

  1. #dfbbfe
  2. #febbda
  3. #dafebb
  4. #bbfedf

Square

  1. #dfbbfe
  2. #febdbb
  3. #dafebb
  4. #bbfbfe

Monochromatic

  1. #9824fc
  2. #bc70fd
  3. #dfbbfe
  4. #f6ebff
  5. #f6ebff

Shades

#dfbbfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfbbfe
  2. #c9a8e5
  3. #b296cb
  4. #9c83b2
  5. #867098
  6. #705e7f
  7. #594b66
  8. #43384c
  9. #2d2533
  10. #161319
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfbbfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfbbfe
  2. #e2c2fe
  3. #e5c9fe
  4. #e9cffe
  5. #ecd6fe
  6. #efddff
  7. #f2e4ff
  8. #f5ebff
  9. #f9f1ff
  10. #fcf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfbbfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfbbfe
  2. #d6b5f1
  3. #ccafe5
  4. #c3a9d8
  5. #b9a3cc
  6. #b09ebf
  7. #a698b2
  8. #9d92a6
  9. #938c99
  10. #8a868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c4e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0c7ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7cafc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbc4d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c3ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c4fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddc0e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfbbfe {
  color: #dfbbfe;
}
Background
.bg-dfbbfe {
  background-color: #dfbbfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfbbfe {
  border: 2px solid #dfbbfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfbbfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 187 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 97% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfbbfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfbbfe, #febbfb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfbbfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 187 254 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.25 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.28 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.21 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.81 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.33 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.77 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 13.28 #204401 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dfbbfe  rgb(223, 187, 254)  hsl(272, 97%, 86%)  Mauve
#dafebb  rgb(218, 254, 187)  hsl(92, 97%, 86%)  Tea Green
#fedfbb  rgb(254, 223, 187)  hsl(32, 97%, 86%)  Bisque
#bbfedf  rgb(187, 254, 223)  hsl(152, 97%, 86%)  Magic Mint