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#DCBBEF

#dcbbef ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dcbbef is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 73.33% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.95% cyan, 21.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 278.08°, 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 12.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.78.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5699

Complementary

  1. #dcbbef
  2. #ceefbb

Split complementary

  1. #dcbbef
  2. #e8efbb
  3. #bbefc2

Analogous

  1. #c2bbef
  2. #dcbbef
  3. #efbbe8

Triadic

  1. #dcbbef
  2. #efdcbb
  3. #bbefdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbbef
  2. #efbbce
  3. #ceefbb
  4. #bbefdc

Square

  1. #dcbbef
  2. #efc2bb
  3. #ceefbb
  4. #bbe8ef

Monochromatic

  1. #9c3fd2
  2. #bc7de0
  3. #dcbbef
  4. #f7eefb
  5. #f7eefb

Shades

#dcbbef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbbef
  2. #c6a8d7
  3. #b096bf
  4. #9a83a7
  5. #84708f
  6. #6e5e78
  7. #584b60
  8. #423848
  9. #2c2530
  10. #161318
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbbef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbbef
  2. #e0c2f1
  3. #e3c9f2
  4. #e7cff4
  5. #ead6f5
  6. #eeddf7
  7. #f1e4f9
  8. #f5ebfa
  9. #f8f1fc
  10. #fcf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbbef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbbef
  2. #d3b5e4
  3. #caafd9
  4. #c0a9ce
  5. #b7a3c3
  6. #ae9eb8
  7. #a598ac
  8. #9c92a1
  9. #928c96
  10. #89868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c2d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4c5f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bac8ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbc1cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c1f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9c3ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dbbfdb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbbef {
  color: #dcbbef;
}
Background
.bg-dcbbef {
  background-color: #dcbbef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbbef {
  border: 2px solid #dcbbef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbbef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 187 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 62% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbbef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbbef, #efbbe8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbbef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 187 239 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.78 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.81 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.48 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.53 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.88 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.29 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.79 #234410 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dcbbef  rgb(220, 187, 239)  hsl(278, 62%, 84%)  Mauve
#ceefbb  rgb(206, 239, 187)  hsl(98, 62%, 84%)  Tea Green
#efdcbb  rgb(239, 220, 187)  hsl(38, 62%, 84%)  Wheat
#bbefdc  rgb(187, 239, 220)  hsl(158, 62%, 84%)  Magic Mint