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#CBCFEC

#cbcfec ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cbcfec 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, 81.18% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.98% cyan, 12.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 232.73°, with 46.48% saturation and 86.08% 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 13.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.98.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6338

Complementary

  1. #cbcfec
  2. #ece8cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbcfec
  2. #ecd8cb
  3. #e0eccb

Analogous

  1. #cbe0ec
  2. #cbcfec
  3. #d8cbec

Triadic

  1. #cbcfec
  2. #eccbcf
  3. #cfeccb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcfec
  2. #e8cbec
  3. #ece8cb
  4. #cfeccb

Square

  1. #cbcfec
  2. #eccbe0
  3. #ece8cb
  4. #cbecd8

Monochromatic

  1. #5b68c3
  2. #939bd8
  3. #cbcfec
  4. #f0f1fa
  5. #f0f1fa

Shades

#cbcfec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcfec
  2. #b7bad4
  3. #a2a6bd
  4. #8e91a5
  5. #7a7c8e
  6. #666876
  7. #51535e
  8. #3d3e47
  9. #29292f
  10. #141518
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcfec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcfec
  2. #d0d4ee
  3. #d5d9f0
  4. #dbddf2
  5. #e0e2f4
  6. #e5e7f6
  7. #eaecf7
  8. #eff1f9
  9. #f5f5fb
  10. #fafafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcfec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcfec
  2. #c4c7e1
  3. #bcbfd6
  4. #b5b7cc
  5. #adafc1
  6. #a6a8b6
  7. #9ea0ab
  8. #9798a0
  9. #8f9096
  10. #88888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ced0dc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8d2ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6cfeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4d4d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9d1ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8cfec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7d2e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcfec {
  color: #cbcfec;
}
Background
.bg-cbcfec {
  background-color: #cbcfec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcfec {
  border: 2px solid #cbcfec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcfec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 207 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 46% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcfec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcfec, #d8cbec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcfec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 207 236 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.98 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 6.25 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.14 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.87 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.58 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 10.52 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 10.88 #343013 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cbcfec  rgb(203, 207, 236)  hsl(233, 46%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#ece8cb  rgb(236, 232, 203)  hsl(53, 46%, 86%)  Beige
#eccbcf  rgb(236, 203, 207)  hsl(353, 46%, 86%)  Pale Pink
#cfeccb  rgb(207, 236, 203)  hsl(113, 46%, 86%)  Tea Green