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#CB97FF

#cb97ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cb97ff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 59.22% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.39% cyan, 40.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 100% 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 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 7.25.

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Relative luminance0.4205

Complementary

  1. #cb97ff
  2. #cbff97

Split complementary

  1. #cb97ff
  2. #ffff97
  3. #97ff97

Analogous

  1. #9797ff
  2. #cb97ff
  3. #ff97ff

Triadic

  1. #cb97ff
  2. #ffcb97
  3. #97ffcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb97ff
  2. #ff97cb
  3. #cbff97
  4. #97ffcb

Square

  1. #cb97ff
  2. #ff9797
  3. #cbff97
  4. #97ffff

Monochromatic

  1. #7f00fd
  2. #a54bff
  3. #cb97ff
  4. #f1e4ff
  5. #f5ebff

Shades

#cb97ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb97ff
  2. #b788e6
  3. #a279cc
  4. #8e6ab3
  5. #7a5b99
  6. #664c80
  7. #513c66
  8. #3d2d4d
  9. #291e33
  10. #140f1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb97ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb97ff
  2. #d0a1ff
  3. #d5acff
  4. #dbb6ff
  5. #e0c1ff
  6. #e5cbff
  7. #ead5ff
  8. #efe0ff
  9. #f5eaff
  10. #faf5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb97ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb97ff
  2. #c495f2
  3. #bc92e6
  4. #b590d9
  5. #ad8ecc
  6. #a68cc0
  7. #9e89b3
  8. #9787a6
  9. #8f8599
  10. #88828d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baa5d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7facff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8baefc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3a7bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a4ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a5fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6a1dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb97ff {
  color: #cb97ff;
}
Background
.bg-cb97ff {
  background-color: #cb97ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb97ff {
  border: 2px solid #cb97ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb97ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 151 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 100% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb97ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb97ff, #ff97ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb97ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 151 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.25 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.82 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.14 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.56 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.18 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.94 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 10.84 #346800 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Mauve
#cb97ff  rgb(203, 151, 255)  hsl(270, 100%, 80%)  Mauve
#cbff97  rgb(203, 255, 151)  hsl(90, 100%, 80%)  Inchworm
#ffcb97  rgb(255, 203, 151)  hsl(30, 100%, 80%)  Peach Orange
#97ffcb  rgb(151, 255, 203)  hsl(150, 100%, 80%)  Aquamarine