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#CDBEFF

#cdbeff ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cdbeff 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, 74.51% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.61% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 253.85°, with 100% saturation and 87.25% 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 12.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.74.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5703

Complementary

  1. #cdbeff
  2. #f0ffbe

Split complementary

  1. #cdbeff
  2. #ffedbe
  3. #cfffbe

Analogous

  1. #becfff
  2. #cdbeff
  3. #edbeff

Triadic

  1. #cdbeff
  2. #ffcdbe
  3. #beffcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdbeff
  2. #ffbef0
  3. #f0ffbe
  4. #beffcd

Square

  1. #cdbeff
  2. #ffbecf
  3. #f0ffbe
  4. #beffed

Monochromatic

  1. #5725ff
  2. #9271ff
  3. #cdbeff
  4. #efebff
  5. #efebff

Shades

#cdbeff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdbeff
  2. #b9abe6
  3. #a498cc
  4. #9085b3
  5. #7b7299
  6. #675f80
  7. #524c66
  8. #3e394d
  9. #292633
  10. #15131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdbeff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdbeff
  2. #d2c5ff
  3. #d7cbff
  4. #dcd2ff
  5. #e1d8ff
  6. #e6dfff
  7. #ebe5ff
  8. #f0ecff
  9. #f5f2ff
  10. #faf9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdbeff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdbeff
  2. #c5b8f2
  3. #beb2e6
  4. #b6abd9
  5. #aea5cc
  6. #a79fc0
  7. #9f99b3
  8. #9793a6
  9. #8f8c99
  10. #88868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c3e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afc7ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1c6fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3c8d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcc4ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc3fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7c4e7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdbeff {
  color: #cdbeff;
}
Background
.bg-cdbeff {
  background-color: #cdbeff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdbeff {
  border: 2px solid #cdbeff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdbeff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 190 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdbeff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdbeff, #edbeff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdbeff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 190 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.74 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.99 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.44 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.57 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.51 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.80 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 12.05 #324100 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cdbeff  rgb(205, 190, 255)  hsl(254, 100%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#f0ffbe  rgb(240, 255, 190)  hsl(74, 100%, 87%)  Cream
#ffcdbe  rgb(255, 205, 190)  hsl(14, 100%, 87%)  Zinnwaldite
#beffcd  rgb(190, 255, 205)  hsl(134, 100%, 87%)  Magic Mint