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#dcbbfa ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dcbbfa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12% cyan, 25.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 271.43°, with 86.3% saturation and 85.69% 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 12.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.89.

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Relative luminance0.5766

Complementary

  1. #dcbbfa
  2. #d9fabb

Split complementary

  1. #dcbbfa
  2. #f8fabb
  3. #bbfabd

Analogous

  1. #bdbbfa
  2. #dcbbfa
  3. #fabbf8

Triadic

  1. #dcbbfa
  2. #fadcbb
  3. #bbfadc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbbfa
  2. #fabbd9
  3. #d9fabb
  4. #bbfadc

Square

  1. #dcbbfa
  2. #fabdbb
  3. #d9fabb
  4. #bbf8fa

Monochromatic

  1. #932cf0
  2. #b774f5
  3. #dcbbfa
  4. #f5ecfe
  5. #f5ecfe

Shades

#dcbbfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbbfa
  2. #c6a8e1
  3. #b096c8
  4. #9a83af
  5. #847096
  6. #6e5e7d
  7. #584b64
  8. #42384b
  9. #2c2532
  10. #161319
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbbfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbbfa
  2. #e0c2fb
  3. #e3c9fb
  4. #e7cffc
  5. #ead6fc
  6. #eeddfd
  7. #f1e4fd
  8. #f5ebfe
  9. #f8f1fe
  10. #fcf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbbfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbbfa
  2. #d3b5ee
  3. #caafe2
  4. #c0a9d5
  5. #b7a3c9
  6. #ae9ebd
  7. #a598b1
  8. #9c92a5
  9. #928c98
  10. #89868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c3de ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0c6fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7c8f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8c3d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3c2fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c3f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dac0e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbbfa {
  color: #dcbbfa;
}
Background
.bg-dcbbfa {
  background-color: #dcbbfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbbfa {
  border: 2px solid #dcbbfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbbfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 187 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 86% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbbfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbbfa, #fabbf8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbbfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 187 250 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.89 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.02 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.19 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.39 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.75 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.01 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 12.56 #234405 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dcbbfa  rgb(220, 187, 250)  hsl(271, 86%, 86%)  Mauve
#d9fabb  rgb(217, 250, 187)  hsl(91, 86%, 86%)  Tea Green
#fadcbb  rgb(250, 220, 187)  hsl(31, 86%, 86%)  Bisque
#bbfadc  rgb(187, 250, 220)  hsl(151, 86%, 86%)  Magic Mint