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#CABAED

#cabaed ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cabaed is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 72.94% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.77% cyan, 21.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 258.82°, with 58.62% saturation and 82.94% 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 11.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.88.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5379

Complementary

  1. #cabaed
  2. #ddedba

Split complementary

  1. #cabaed
  2. #ede3ba
  3. #c3edba

Analogous

  1. #bac3ed
  2. #cabaed
  3. #e3baed

Triadic

  1. #cabaed
  2. #edcaba
  3. #baedca

Tetradic

  1. #cabaed
  2. #edbadd
  3. #ddedba
  4. #baedca

Square

  1. #cabaed
  2. #edbac3
  3. #ddedba
  4. #baede3

Monochromatic

  1. #6d41cd
  2. #9b7ddd
  3. #cabaed
  4. #f3effb
  5. #f3effb

Shades

#cabaed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cabaed
  2. #b6a7d5
  3. #a295be
  4. #8d82a6
  5. #79708e
  6. #655d77
  7. #514a5f
  8. #3d3847
  9. #28252f
  10. #141318
  11. #000000

Tints

#cabaed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cabaed
  2. #cfc1ef
  3. #d5c8f1
  4. #dacff2
  5. #dfd6f4
  6. #e5ddf6
  7. #eae3f8
  8. #efeafa
  9. #f4f1fb
  10. #faf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cabaed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cabaed
  2. #c3b4e2
  3. #bbaed7
  4. #b4a9cc
  5. #aca3c1
  6. #a59db7
  7. #9e97ac
  8. #9691a1
  9. #8f8c96
  10. #87868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5bfd4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0c2ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2c1eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4c1cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbfee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbeec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6beda ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cabaed {
  color: #cabaed;
}
Background
.bg-cabaed {
  background-color: #cabaed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cabaed {
  border: 2px solid #cabaed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cabaed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 186 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 59% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cabaed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cabaed, #e3baed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cabaed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 186 237 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.88 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.51 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.80 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.57 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.35 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.15 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.32 #354512 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cabaed  rgb(202, 186, 237)  hsl(259, 59%, 83%)  Periwinkle
#ddedba  rgb(221, 237, 186)  hsl(79, 59%, 83%)  Tea Green
#edcaba  rgb(237, 202, 186)  hsl(19, 59%, 83%)  Zinnwaldite
#baedca  rgb(186, 237, 202)  hsl(139, 59%, 83%)  Magic Mint