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#dcbdfd ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dcbdfd 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, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.04% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 269.06°, with 94.12% 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 12.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.19.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.587

Complementary

  1. #dcbdfd
  2. #defdbd

Split complementary

  1. #dcbdfd
  2. #fdfcbd
  3. #befdbd

Analogous

  1. #bdbefd
  2. #dcbdfd
  3. #fcbdfd

Triadic

  1. #dcbdfd
  2. #fddcbd
  3. #bdfddc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbdfd
  2. #fdbdde
  3. #defdbd
  4. #bdfddc

Square

  1. #dcbdfd
  2. #fdbdbe
  3. #defdbd
  4. #bdfdfc

Monochromatic

  1. #8d29f9
  2. #b573fb
  3. #dcbdfd
  4. #f4ebfe
  5. #f4ebfe

Shades

#dcbdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbdfd
  2. #c6aae4
  3. #b097ca
  4. #9a84b1
  5. #847198
  6. #6e5f7f
  7. #584c65
  8. #42394c
  9. #2c2633
  10. #161319
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbdfd
  2. #e0c4fd
  3. #e3cafd
  4. #e7d1fe
  5. #ead7fe
  6. #eedefe
  7. #f1e5fe
  8. #f5ebfe
  9. #f8f2ff
  10. #fcf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbdfd
  2. #d3b7f1
  3. #cab1e4
  4. #c0abd8
  5. #b7a5cb
  6. #ae9fbf
  7. #a598b2
  8. #9c92a6
  9. #928c99
  10. #89868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c5e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c8ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8cafb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8c6d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c4ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c5fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9c2e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbdfd {
  color: #dcbdfd;
}
Background
.bg-dcbdfd {
  background-color: #dcbdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbdfd {
  border: 2px solid #dcbdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 94% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbdfd, #fcbdfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.19 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.60 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.80 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.90 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.30 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.37 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 12.60 #234202 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Mauve
#dcbdfd  rgb(220, 189, 253)  hsl(269, 94%, 87%)  Mauve
#defdbd  rgb(222, 253, 189)  hsl(89, 94%, 87%)  Tea Green
#fddcbd  rgb(253, 220, 189)  hsl(29, 94%, 87%)  Peach Puff
#bdfddc  rgb(189, 253, 220)  hsl(149, 94%, 87%)  Magic Mint