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#CBCDEB

#cbcdeb ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cbcdeb is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 80.39% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.62% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 236.25°, with 44.44% saturation and 85.88% 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 13.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.64.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6236

Complementary

  1. #cbcdeb
  2. #ebe9cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbcdeb
  2. #ebd9cb
  3. #ddebcb

Analogous

  1. #cbddeb
  2. #cbcdeb
  3. #d9cbeb

Triadic

  1. #cbcdeb
  2. #ebcbcd
  3. #cdebcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcdeb
  2. #e9cbeb
  3. #ebe9cb
  4. #cdebcb

Square

  1. #cbcdeb
  2. #ebcbdd
  3. #ebe9cb
  4. #cbebd9

Monochromatic

  1. #5c63c0
  2. #9498d6
  3. #cbcdeb
  4. #f0f1f9
  5. #f0f1f9

Shades

#cbcdeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcdeb
  2. #b7b9d4
  3. #a2a4bc
  4. #8e90a5
  5. #7a7b8d
  6. #666776
  7. #51525e
  8. #3d3e47
  9. #29292f
  10. #141518
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcdeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcdeb
  2. #d0d2ed
  3. #d5d7ef
  4. #dbdcf1
  5. #e0e1f3
  6. #e5e6f5
  7. #eaebf7
  8. #eff0f9
  9. #f5f5fb
  10. #fafafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcdeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcdeb
  2. #c4c5e0
  3. #bcbed6
  4. #b5b6cb
  5. #adaec0
  6. #a6a7b6
  7. #9e9fab
  8. #9797a0
  9. #8f8f95
  10. #88888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdcedb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6d0ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5ceea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4d2d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8cfec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7ceea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7d0df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcdeb {
  color: #cbcdeb;
}
Background
.bg-cbcdeb {
  background-color: #cbcdeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcdeb {
  border: 2px solid #cbcdeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcdeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 205 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 44% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcdeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcdeb, #d9cbeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcdeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 205 235 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.64 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.55 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 6.65 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.60 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.45 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.10 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 11.23 #343214 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cbcdeb  rgb(203, 205, 235)  hsl(236, 44%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#ebe9cb  rgb(235, 233, 203)  hsl(56, 44%, 86%)  Beige
#ebcbcd  rgb(235, 203, 205)  hsl(356, 44%, 86%)  Pale Pink
#cdebcb  rgb(205, 235, 203)  hsl(116, 44%, 86%)  Tea Green