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#CBAFFC

#cbaffc ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cbaffc is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 68.63% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.44% cyan, 30.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 261.82°, with 92.77% saturation and 83.73% 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 11.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.5.

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Relative luminance0.5038

Complementary

  1. #cbaffc
  2. #e0fcaf

Split complementary

  1. #cbaffc
  2. #fcf2af
  3. #bafcaf

Analogous

  1. #afbafc
  2. #cbaffc
  3. #f2affc

Triadic

  1. #cbaffc
  2. #fccbaf
  3. #affccb

Tetradic

  1. #cbaffc
  2. #fcafe0
  3. #e0fcaf
  4. #affccb

Square

  1. #cbaffc
  2. #fcafba
  3. #e0fcaf
  4. #affcf2

Monochromatic

  1. #6b1cf6
  2. #9b65f9
  3. #cbaffc
  4. #f2ebfe
  5. #f2ebfe

Shades

#cbaffc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbaffc
  2. #b79ee3
  3. #a28cca
  4. #8e7bb0
  5. #7a6997
  6. #66587e
  7. #514665
  8. #3d354c
  9. #292332
  10. #141219
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbaffc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbaffc
  2. #d0b7fc
  3. #d5bffd
  4. #dbc7fd
  5. #e0cffd
  6. #e5d7fe
  7. #eadffe
  8. #efe7fe
  9. #f5effe
  10. #faf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbaffc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbaffc
  2. #c4aaf0
  3. #bca6e3
  4. #b5a1d7
  5. #ad9cca
  6. #a698be
  7. #9e93b2
  8. #978ea5
  9. #8f8999
  10. #88858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2b7d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ebcff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3bcfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3bbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b7fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b7fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6b6e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbaffc {
  color: #cbaffc;
}
Background
.bg-cbaffc {
  background-color: #cbaffc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbaffc {
  border: 2px solid #cbaffc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbaffc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 175 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 93% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbaffc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbaffc, #f2affc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbaffc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 175 252 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.50 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.83 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.79 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.58 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.28 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.33 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.47 #345003 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Mauve
#cbaffc  rgb(203, 175, 252)  hsl(262, 93%, 84%)  Mauve
#e0fcaf  rgb(224, 252, 175)  hsl(82, 93%, 84%)  Tea Green
#fccbaf  rgb(252, 203, 175)  hsl(22, 93%, 84%)  Apricot
#affccb  rgb(175, 252, 203)  hsl(142, 93%, 84%)  Magic Mint