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#DFBCFE

#dfbcfe ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#dfbcfe is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 73.73% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.2% cyan, 25.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 271.82°, 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 12.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5881

Complementary

  1. #dfbcfe
  2. #dbfebc

Split complementary

  1. #dfbcfe
  2. #fcfebc
  3. #bcfebe

Analogous

  1. #bebcfe
  2. #dfbcfe
  3. #febcfc

Triadic

  1. #dfbcfe
  2. #fedfbc
  3. #bcfedf

Tetradic

  1. #dfbcfe
  2. #febcdb
  3. #dbfebc
  4. #bcfedf

Square

  1. #dfbcfe
  2. #febebc
  3. #dbfebc
  4. #bcfcfe

Monochromatic

  1. #9725fc
  2. #bb71fd
  3. #dfbcfe
  4. #f5ebff
  5. #f5ebff

Shades

#dfbcfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfbcfe
  2. #c9a9e5
  3. #b296cb
  4. #9c84b2
  5. #867198
  6. #705e7f
  7. #594b66
  8. #43384c
  9. #2d2633
  10. #161319
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfbcfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfbcfe
  2. #e2c3fe
  3. #e5c9fe
  4. #e9d0fe
  5. #ecd7fe
  6. #efdeff
  7. #f2e4ff
  8. #f5ebff
  9. #f9f2ff
  10. #fcf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfbcfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfbcfe
  2. #d6b6f1
  3. #ccb0e5
  4. #c3aad8
  5. #b9a4cc
  6. #b09ebf
  7. #a698b2
  8. #9d92a6
  9. #938c99
  10. #8a868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3c4e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1c8ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8cafc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbc5d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c3ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9c5fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddc1e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfbcfe {
  color: #dfbcfe;
}
Background
.bg-dfbcfe {
  background-color: #dfbcfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfbcfe {
  border: 2px solid #dfbcfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfbcfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 188 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 97% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfbcfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfbcfe, #febcfc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfbcfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 188 254 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.54 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.44 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.39 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.60 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.36 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.59 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 13.06 #204301 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Mauve
#dfbcfe  rgb(223, 188, 254)  hsl(272, 97%, 87%)  Mauve
#dbfebc  rgb(219, 254, 188)  hsl(92, 97%, 87%)  Tea Green
#fedfbc  rgb(254, 223, 188)  hsl(32, 97%, 87%)  Bisque
#bcfedf  rgb(188, 254, 223)  hsl(152, 97%, 87%)  Magic Mint