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#DCBBFF

#dcbbff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dcbbff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 73.33% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.73% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 269.12°, with 100% saturation and 86.67% 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 12.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5798

Complementary

  1. #dcbbff
  2. #deffbb

Split complementary

  1. #dcbbff
  2. #fffebb
  3. #bcffbb

Analogous

  1. #bbbcff
  2. #dcbbff
  3. #febbff

Triadic

  1. #dcbbff
  2. #ffdcbb
  3. #bbffdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbbff
  2. #ffbbde
  3. #deffbb
  4. #bbffdc

Square

  1. #dcbbff
  2. #ffbbbc
  3. #deffbb
  4. #bbfffe

Monochromatic

  1. #8d22ff
  2. #b56fff
  3. #dcbbff
  4. #f5ebff
  5. #f5ebff

Shades

#dcbbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbbff
  2. #c6a8e6
  3. #b096cc
  4. #9a83b3
  5. #847099
  6. #6e5e80
  7. #584b66
  8. #42384d
  9. #2c2533
  10. #16131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbbff
  2. #e0c2ff
  3. #e3c9ff
  4. #e7cfff
  5. #ead6ff
  6. #eeddff
  7. #f1e4ff
  8. #f5ebff
  9. #f8f1ff
  10. #fcf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbbff
  2. #d3b5f2
  3. #caafe6
  4. #c0a9d9
  5. #b7a3cc
  6. #ae9ec0
  7. #a598b3
  8. #9c92a6
  9. #928c99
  10. #89868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c3e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afc7ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c9fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7c4d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2c2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c3fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9c1e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbbff {
  color: #dcbbff;
}
Background
.bg-dcbbff {
  background-color: #dcbbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbbff {
  border: 2px solid #dcbbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 187 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbbff, #febbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 187 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.46 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.43 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.19 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.74 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.65 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.07 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 13.37 #234400 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dcbbff  rgb(220, 187, 255)  hsl(269, 100%, 87%)  Mauve
#deffbb  rgb(222, 255, 187)  hsl(89, 100%, 87%)  Tea Green
#ffdcbb  rgb(255, 220, 187)  hsl(29, 100%, 87%)  Peach Puff
#bbffdc  rgb(187, 255, 220)  hsl(149, 100%, 87%)  Magic Mint