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#cdbdfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cdbdfd is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.97% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 255°, 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 12.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5647

Complementary

  1. #cdbdfd
  2. #edfdbd

Split complementary

  1. #cdbdfd
  2. #fdedbd
  3. #cdfdbd

Analogous

  1. #bdcdfd
  2. #cdbdfd
  3. #edbdfd

Triadic

  1. #cdbdfd
  2. #fdcdbd
  3. #bdfdcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdbdfd
  2. #fdbded
  3. #edfdbd
  4. #bdfdcd

Square

  1. #cdbdfd
  2. #fdbdcd
  3. #edfdbd
  4. #bdfded

Monochromatic

  1. #5d29f9
  2. #9573fb
  3. #cdbdfd
  4. #f0ebfe
  5. #f0ebfe

Shades

#cdbdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdbdfd
  2. #b9aae4
  3. #a497ca
  4. #9084b1
  5. #7b7198
  6. #675f7f
  7. #524c65
  8. #3e394c
  9. #292633
  10. #151319
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdbdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdbdfd
  2. #d2c4fd
  3. #d7cafd
  4. #dcd1fe
  5. #e1d7fe
  6. #e6defe
  7. #ebe5fe
  8. #f0ebfe
  9. #f5f2ff
  10. #faf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdbdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdbdfd
  2. #c5b7f1
  3. #beb1e4
  4. #b6abd8
  5. #aea5cb
  6. #a79fbf
  7. #9f98b2
  8. #9792a6
  9. #8f8c99
  10. #88868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c2de ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afc6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1c5fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4c7d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcc3ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc2fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8c3e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdbdfd {
  color: #cdbdfd;
}
Background
.bg-cdbdfd {
  background-color: #cdbdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdbdfd {
  border: 2px solid #cdbdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdbdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 94% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdbdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdbdfd, #edbdfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdbdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.98 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.73 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.03 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.59 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.48 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.65 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.79 #324202 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cdbdfd  rgb(205, 189, 253)  hsl(255, 94%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#edfdbd  rgb(237, 253, 189)  hsl(75, 94%, 87%)  Cream
#fdcdbd  rgb(253, 205, 189)  hsl(15, 94%, 87%)  Zinnwaldite
#bdfdcd  rgb(189, 253, 205)  hsl(135, 94%, 87%)  Magic Mint