Description and conversion results of color #cb86e8

It is a bright pastel violet color having an approximate luminance of 66%. It has a hue value of 282° indicating that this is a cold color.

Some of the most similar colors to this color are Bright Lilac, Lavender (floral), Heliotrope, French Mauve, Violet (Web), Orchid, African Violet, Pink Flamingo, Wisteria and Plum (Web). A bit below you will find the most similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors too.

Conversion results

The following list contains the conversion results of color #cb86e8 to rgb, hexadecimal, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz colorspaces. Each format represents the same color.

The rgb, hexadecimal and hsl values can be used in webpages to define the colors of different objects. You can select a value easily by clicking on it.

Similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors

In real life paints might have a different shade compared to as they appear on your display. You shall always consult and double-check colors with a professional paint provider before you order.

The following table contains the nearest matching standard colors.

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Tints, shades and tones

Tints, shades and tones are generated from the base color by adding white, black and gray paint to #cb86e8 respectively. The process results a harmonic color scale.

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Tints

These are the color variants which are generated by adding white color to the base color. This process results a scale from a bright pastel violet color to white. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets brigther and brighter.

This color scale contains similar colors to Mauve, Wisteria, Plum (Web), Bright Lilac, Pink Lavender, Pink Lace, Thistle, Pale Purple (Pantone), Languid Lavender, Lavender Blush, Lavender (Web) and Ghost White.

Shades

These are the color variants which are generated by adding black color to the base color. This process results a scale from a bright pastel violet color to black. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets darker and darker.

This color scale contains similar colors to Purple Plum, French Lilac, Pomp And Power, Purpureus, Cyber Grape, English Violet, Maximum Purple, Razzmic Berry, Japanese Violet, Dark Purple, Dark Byzantium, Eigengrau, Raisin Black and Eerie Black.

Tones

These are the color variants which are generated by adding gray color to the base color. This process results a scale from a bright pastel violet color to gray. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets grayer and grayer.

This color scale contains similar colors to African Violet, Bright Lilac, Wisteria, Lavender (floral), Glossy Grape, Lilac, Lilac Luster, Heliotrope Gray, Rose Quartz and Manatee.

Color schemes and palettes

Color schemes represent a set of colors creating a harmonic and aesthetic feeling. Color schemes are generated by choosing colors around the color wheel.

We can talk about monochromatic, complementary, triadic and tetradic color schemes, choosing one, two, three or four colors around the color wheel respectively.

In the following tables these color schemes are present.

Monochromatic

The monochromatic scale is generated by choosing colors on the color wheel near to the base color. As the colors of the monochromatic scale are close to each other, they create a harmonic feeling.

This color scale contains cold colors. There are variants of azure, blue, violet and rose colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Dark Cornflower Blue, Cobalt Blue, Cornflower Blue, Little Boy Blue, Eminence, Maximum Purple, Bright Lilac, Violet (Web), Pansy Purple, Flirt, Persian Pink and Hot Pink.

Complementary

The complementary scale is generated by choosing the color on the opposite side on the color wheel relative to the base color. This results in slight vibrating tension between the complementary colors.

This color scale contains cold colors. There are variants of violet and green colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Purple Plum, Purpureus, Lincoln Green, Dark Green (X11), Mantis and Bud Green.

Triadic

The triadic scale is generated by choosing two colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combines the slight vibrating tension and the harmonic feeling between the triadic colors.

This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of violet, cyan and orange colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Purple Plum, Purpureus, Deep Jungle Green, Warm Black, Maximum Blue Green, Tiffany Blue, Pullman Brown (UPS Brown), Sepia, Sunray and Indian Yellow.

Tetradic

The tetradic scale is generated by choosing three colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combination covers the whole color wheel containing both the complementary and harmonic colors of the base color.

This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of violet, orange, green and cyan colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Purple Plum, Purpureus, Kobe, Sienna, Strawberry Blonde, Coral, Lincoln Green, Dark Green (X11), Mantis, Bud Green, Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Dark Slate Gray, Maximum Blue and Cerulean (Crayola).

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