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#c4bdfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c4bdfd is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.53% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 246.56°, with 94.12% saturation and 86.67% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.17.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5522

Complementary

  1. #c4bdfd
  2. #f6fdbd

Split complementary

  1. #c4bdfd
  2. #fde4bd
  3. #d6fdbd

Analogous

  1. #bdd6fd
  2. #c4bdfd
  3. #e4bdfd

Triadic

  1. #c4bdfd
  2. #fdc4bd
  3. #bdfdc4

Tetradic

  1. #c4bdfd
  2. #fdbdf6
  3. #f6fdbd
  4. #bdfdc4

Square

  1. #c4bdfd
  2. #fdbdd6
  3. #f6fdbd
  4. #bdfde4

Monochromatic

  1. #3f29f9
  2. #8273fb
  3. #c4bdfd
  4. #edebfe
  5. #edebfe

Shades

#c4bdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4bdfd
  2. #b0aae4
  3. #9d97ca
  4. #8984b1
  5. #767198
  6. #625f7f
  7. #4e4c65
  8. #3b394c
  9. #272633
  10. #141319
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4bdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4bdfd
  2. #cac4fd
  3. #d0cafd
  4. #d6d1fe
  5. #dcd7fe
  6. #e2defe
  7. #e7e5fe
  8. #edebfe
  9. #f3f2ff
  10. #f9f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4bdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4bdfd
  2. #bdb7f1
  3. #b6b1e4
  4. #b0abd8
  5. #a9a5cb
  6. #a29fbf
  7. #9b98b2
  8. #9492a6
  9. #8e8c99
  10. #87868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c1dd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adc5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adc3fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c8d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7c2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7c0fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdc3e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4bdfd {
  color: #c4bdfd;
}
Background
.bg-c4bdfd {
  background-color: #c4bdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4bdfd {
  border: 2px solid #c4bdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4bdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 94% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4bdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4bdfd, #e4bdfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4bdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.17 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.82 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.05 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.17 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.60 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 12.71 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 13.20 #3b4202 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#c4bdfd  rgb(196, 189, 253)  hsl(247, 94%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#f6fdbd  rgb(246, 253, 189)  hsl(67, 94%, 87%)  Cream
#fdc4bd  rgb(253, 196, 189)  hsl(7, 94%, 87%)  Melon
#bdfdc4  rgb(189, 253, 196)  hsl(127, 94%, 87%)  Tea Green