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#CBCDEE

#cbcdee ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cbcdee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.71% cyan, 13.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 236.57°, with 50.72% saturation and 86.47% 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 13.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6253

Complementary

  1. #cbcdee
  2. #eeeccb

Split complementary

  1. #cbcdee
  2. #eedacb
  3. #deeecb

Analogous

  1. #cbdeee
  2. #cbcdee
  3. #dacbee

Triadic

  1. #cbcdee
  2. #eecbcd
  3. #cdeecb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcdee
  2. #eccbee
  3. #eeeccb
  4. #cdeecb

Square

  1. #cbcdee
  2. #eecbde
  3. #eeeccb
  4. #cbeeda

Monochromatic

  1. #585ec8
  2. #9196db
  3. #cbcdee
  4. #f0f0fa
  5. #f0f0fa

Shades

#cbcdee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcdee
  2. #b7b9d6
  3. #a2a4be
  4. #8e90a7
  5. #7a7b8f
  6. #666777
  7. #51525f
  8. #3d3e47
  9. #292930
  10. #141518
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcdee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcdee
  2. #d0d2f0
  3. #d5d7f1
  4. #dbdcf3
  5. #e0e1f5
  6. #e5e6f7
  7. #eaebf8
  8. #eff0fa
  9. #f5f5fc
  10. #fafafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcdee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcdee
  2. #c4c5e3
  3. #bcbed8
  4. #b5b6cd
  5. #adaec2
  6. #a6a7b7
  7. #9e9fac
  8. #9797a1
  9. #8f8f96
  10. #88888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cecedc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5d0f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4ceed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4d2d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7cfef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7ceed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7d0e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcdee {
  color: #cbcdee;
}
Background
.bg-cbcdee {
  background-color: #cbcdee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcdee {
  border: 2px solid #cbcdee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcdee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 205 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 51% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcdee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcdee, #dacbee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcdee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 205 238 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.70 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.05 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 7.14 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.90 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.41 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.18 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 11.78 #343211 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cbcdee  rgb(203, 205, 238)  hsl(237, 51%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#eeeccb  rgb(238, 236, 203)  hsl(57, 51%, 86%)  Beige
#eecbcd  rgb(238, 203, 205)  hsl(357, 51%, 86%)  Pale Pink
#cdeecb  rgb(205, 238, 203)  hsl(117, 51%, 86%)  Tea Green