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#c8bdfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c8bdfd is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.95% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 250.31°, 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 12.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5577

Complementary

  1. #c8bdfd
  2. #f2fdbd

Split complementary

  1. #c8bdfd
  2. #fde8bd
  3. #d2fdbd

Analogous

  1. #bdd2fd
  2. #c8bdfd
  3. #e8bdfd

Triadic

  1. #c8bdfd
  2. #fdc8bd
  3. #bdfdc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8bdfd
  2. #fdbdf2
  3. #f2fdbd
  4. #bdfdc8

Square

  1. #c8bdfd
  2. #fdbdd2
  3. #f2fdbd
  4. #bdfde8

Monochromatic

  1. #4c29f9
  2. #8a73fb
  3. #c8bdfd
  4. #eeebfe
  5. #eeebfe

Shades

#c8bdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8bdfd
  2. #b4aae4
  3. #a097ca
  4. #8c84b1
  5. #787198
  6. #645f7f
  7. #504c65
  8. #3c394c
  9. #282633
  10. #141319
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8bdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8bdfd
  2. #cec4fd
  3. #d3cafd
  4. #d9d1fe
  5. #ded7fe
  6. #e4defe
  7. #e9e5fe
  8. #efebfe
  9. #f4f2ff
  10. #faf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8bdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8bdfd
  2. #c1b7f1
  3. #bab1e4
  4. #b2abd8
  5. #aba5cb
  6. #a49fbf
  7. #9d98b2
  8. #9692a6
  9. #8e8c99
  10. #87868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c2de ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aec6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afc4fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdc7d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9c2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9c1fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2c3e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8bdfd {
  color: #c8bdfd;
}
Background
.bg-c8bdfd {
  background-color: #c8bdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8bdfd {
  border: 2px solid #c8bdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8bdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 94% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8bdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8bdfd, #e8bdfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8bdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.39 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.86 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.69 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.85 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.86 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 12.12 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.66 #374202 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#c8bdfd  rgb(200, 189, 253)  hsl(250, 94%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#f2fdbd  rgb(242, 253, 189)  hsl(70, 94%, 87%)  Cream
#fdc8bd  rgb(253, 200, 189)  hsl(10, 94%, 87%)  Melon
#bdfdc8  rgb(189, 253, 200)  hsl(130, 94%, 87%)  Celadon