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#CB9DFD

#cb9dfd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cb9dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.76% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 268.75°, with 96% saturation and 80.39% 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 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.92.

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Relative luminance0.439

Complementary

  1. #cb9dfd
  2. #cffd9d

Split complementary

  1. #cb9dfd
  2. #fdfb9d
  3. #9ffd9d

Analogous

  1. #9d9ffd
  2. #cb9dfd
  3. #fb9dfd

Triadic

  1. #cb9dfd
  2. #fdcb9d
  3. #9dfdcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb9dfd
  2. #fd9dcf
  3. #cffd9d
  4. #9dfdcb

Square

  1. #cb9dfd
  2. #fd9d9f
  3. #cffd9d
  4. #9dfdfb

Monochromatic

  1. #7b07fa
  2. #a352fb
  3. #cb9dfd
  4. #f3e8ff
  5. #f4ebff

Shades

#cb9dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb9dfd
  2. #b78de4
  3. #a27eca
  4. #8e6eb1
  5. #7a5e98
  6. #664f7f
  7. #513f65
  8. #3d2f4c
  9. #291f33
  10. #141019
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb9dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb9dfd
  2. #d0a7fd
  3. #d5b1fd
  4. #dbbafe
  5. #e0c4fe
  6. #e5cefe
  7. #ead8fe
  8. #efe2fe
  9. #f5ebff
  10. #faf5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb9dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb9dfd
  2. #c49af1
  3. #bc97e4
  4. #b594d8
  5. #ad91cb
  6. #a68fbf
  7. #9e8cb2
  8. #9789a6
  9. #8f8699
  10. #88838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bca9d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88afff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92b1fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3acc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7a8ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca9fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6a6dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb9dfd {
  color: #cb9dfd;
}
Background
.bg-cb9dfd {
  background-color: #cb9dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb9dfd {
  border: 2px solid #cb9dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb9dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb9dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb9dfd, #fb9dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb9dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.92 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.13 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.76 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.24 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.94 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.03 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 11.80 #346202 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Mauve
#cb9dfd  rgb(203, 157, 253)  hsl(269, 96%, 80%)  Mauve
#cffd9d  rgb(207, 253, 157)  hsl(89, 96%, 80%)  Inchworm
#fdcb9d  rgb(253, 203, 157)  hsl(29, 96%, 80%)  Peach Orange
#9dfdcb  rgb(157, 253, 203)  hsl(149, 96%, 80%)  Aquamarine