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#DBBBEF

#dbbbef ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dbbbef is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 73.33% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.37% cyan, 21.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 276.92°, with 61.9% saturation and 83.53% 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 12.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.8.

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Relative luminance0.5683

Complementary

  1. #dbbbef
  2. #cfefbb

Split complementary

  1. #dbbbef
  2. #e9efbb
  3. #bbefc1

Analogous

  1. #c1bbef
  2. #dbbbef
  3. #efbbe9

Triadic

  1. #dbbbef
  2. #efdbbb
  3. #bbefdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbbbef
  2. #efbbcf
  3. #cfefbb
  4. #bbefdb

Square

  1. #dbbbef
  2. #efc1bb
  3. #cfefbb
  4. #bbe9ef

Monochromatic

  1. #993fd2
  2. #ba7de0
  3. #dbbbef
  4. #f6eefb
  5. #f6eefb

Shades

#dbbbef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbbef
  2. #c5a8d7
  3. #af96bf
  4. #9983a7
  5. #83708f
  6. #6e5e78
  7. #584b60
  8. #423848
  9. #2c2530
  10. #161318
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbbef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbbef
  2. #dfc2f1
  3. #e2c9f2
  4. #e6cff4
  5. #e9d6f5
  6. #edddf7
  7. #f1e4f9
  8. #f4ebfa
  9. #f8f1fc
  10. #fbf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbbef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbbef
  2. #d2b5e4
  3. #c9afd9
  4. #c0a9ce
  5. #b7a3c3
  6. #ae9eb8
  7. #a498ac
  8. #9b92a1
  9. #928c96
  10. #89868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc2d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4c5f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bac7ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9c1cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c1f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c3ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dabfdb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbbef {
  color: #dbbbef;
}
Background
.bg-dbbbef {
  background-color: #dbbbef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbbef {
  border: 2px solid #dbbbef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbbef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 187 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 62% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbbef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbbef, #efbbe9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbbef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 187 239 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.80 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.80 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.53 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.62 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.92 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.07 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.72 #244410 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dbbbef  rgb(219, 187, 239)  hsl(277, 62%, 84%)  Mauve
#cfefbb  rgb(207, 239, 187)  hsl(97, 62%, 84%)  Tea Green
#efdbbb  rgb(239, 219, 187)  hsl(37, 62%, 84%)  Wheat
#bbefdb  rgb(187, 239, 219)  hsl(157, 62%, 84%)  Magic Mint