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#C19BFB

#c19bfb ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c19bfb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 60.78% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.11% cyan, 38.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 263.75°, with 92.31% saturation and 79.61% 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 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 7.49.

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Relative luminance0.4175

Complementary

  1. #c19bfb
  2. #d5fb9b

Split complementary

  1. #c19bfb
  2. #fbf19b
  3. #a5fb9b

Analogous

  1. #9ba5fb
  2. #c19bfb
  3. #f19bfb

Triadic

  1. #c19bfb
  2. #fbc19b
  3. #9bfbc1

Tetradic

  1. #c19bfb
  2. #fb9bd5
  3. #d5fb9b
  4. #9bfbc1

Square

  1. #c19bfb
  2. #fb9ba5
  3. #d5fb9b
  4. #9bfbf1

Monochromatic

  1. #660af3
  2. #9351f8
  3. #c19bfb
  4. #efe5fe
  5. #f3ebfe

Shades

#c19bfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19bfb
  2. #ae8ce2
  3. #9a7cc9
  4. #876db0
  5. #745d97
  6. #614e7e
  7. #4d3e64
  8. #3a2f4b
  9. #271f32
  10. #131019
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19bfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19bfb
  2. #c7a5fb
  3. #cdaffc
  4. #d4b9fc
  5. #dac3fd
  6. #e0cdfd
  7. #e6d7fd
  8. #ece1fe
  9. #f3ebfe
  10. #f9f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19bfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19bfb
  2. #bb98ef
  3. #b496e2
  4. #ae93d6
  5. #a790ca
  6. #a18ebe
  7. #9a8bb1
  8. #9488a5
  9. #8d8599
  10. #87838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5a6d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #83acff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8badf8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7abbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0a6fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a6f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bba5da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19bfb {
  color: #c19bfb;
}
Background
.bg-c19bfb {
  background-color: #c19bfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19bfb {
  border: 2px solid #c19bfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19bfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 155 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 92% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19bfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19bfb, #f19bfb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19bfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 155 251 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.49 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.89 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.28 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.60 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.70 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.36 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 12.57 #3e6404 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Mauve
#c19bfb  rgb(193, 155, 251)  hsl(264, 92%, 80%)  Mauve
#d5fb9b  rgb(213, 251, 155)  hsl(84, 92%, 80%)  Inchworm
#fbc19b  rgb(251, 193, 155)  hsl(24, 92%, 80%)  Apricot
#9bfbc1  rgb(155, 251, 193)  hsl(144, 92%, 80%)  Aquamarine