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#DCBCFE

#dcbcfe ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dcbcfe 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, 73.73% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.39% cyan, 25.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 269.09°, with 97.06% 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 12.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5834

Complementary

  1. #dcbcfe
  2. #defebc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbcfe
  2. #fefdbc
  3. #bdfebc

Analogous

  1. #bcbdfe
  2. #dcbcfe
  3. #fdbcfe

Triadic

  1. #dcbcfe
  2. #fedcbc
  3. #bcfedc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbcfe
  2. #febcde
  3. #defebc
  4. #bcfedc

Square

  1. #dcbcfe
  2. #febcbd
  3. #defebc
  4. #bcfefd

Monochromatic

  1. #8d25fc
  2. #b571fd
  3. #dcbcfe
  4. #f4ebff
  5. #f4ebff

Shades

#dcbcfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbcfe
  2. #c6a9e5
  3. #b096cb
  4. #9a84b2
  5. #847198
  6. #6e5e7f
  7. #584b66
  8. #42384c
  9. #2c2633
  10. #161319
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbcfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbcfe
  2. #e0c3fe
  3. #e3c9fe
  4. #e7d0fe
  5. #ead7fe
  6. #eedeff
  7. #f1e4ff
  8. #f5ebff
  9. #f8f2ff
  10. #fcf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbcfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbcfe
  2. #d3b6f1
  3. #cab0e5
  4. #c0aad8
  5. #b7a4cc
  6. #ae9ebf
  7. #a598b2
  8. #9c92a6
  9. #928c99
  10. #89868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c4e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0c8ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6c9fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7c5d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3c3ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c4fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9c1e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbcfe {
  color: #dcbcfe;
}
Background
.bg-dcbcfe {
  background-color: #dcbcfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbcfe {
  border: 2px solid #dcbcfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbcfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 188 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 97% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbcfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbcfe, #fdbcfe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbcfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 188 254 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.81 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.50 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.99 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.81 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.50 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.69 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 12.99 #234301 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dcbcfe  rgb(220, 188, 254)  hsl(269, 97%, 87%)  Mauve
#defebc  rgb(222, 254, 188)  hsl(89, 97%, 87%)  Tea Green
#fedcbc  rgb(254, 220, 188)  hsl(29, 97%, 87%)  Peach Puff
#bcfedc  rgb(188, 254, 220)  hsl(149, 97%, 87%)  Magic Mint