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#CDC2EA

#cdc2ea ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cdc2ea is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 76.08% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.39% cyan, 17.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 256.5°, with 48.78% saturation and 83.92% 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 12.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.36.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.575

Complementary

  1. #cdc2ea
  2. #dfeac2

Split complementary

  1. #cdc2ea
  2. #eae1c2
  3. #cbeac2

Analogous

  1. #c2cbea
  2. #cdc2ea
  3. #e1c2ea

Triadic

  1. #cdc2ea
  2. #eacdc2
  3. #c2eacd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc2ea
  2. #eac2df
  3. #dfeac2
  4. #c2eacd

Square

  1. #cdc2ea
  2. #eac2cb
  3. #dfeac2
  4. #c2eae1

Monochromatic

  1. #7050c3
  2. #9e89d6
  3. #cdc2ea
  4. #f3f0fa
  5. #f3f0fa

Shades

#cdc2ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc2ea
  2. #b9afd3
  3. #a49bbb
  4. #9088a4
  5. #7b748c
  6. #676175
  7. #524e5e
  8. #3e3a46
  9. #29272f
  10. #151317
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc2ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc2ea
  2. #d2c8ec
  3. #d7ceee
  4. #dcd4f0
  5. #e1daf2
  6. #e6e1f5
  7. #ebe7f7
  8. #f0edf9
  9. #f5f3fb
  10. #faf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc2ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc2ea
  2. #c5bbdf
  3. #beb5d5
  4. #b6aeca
  5. #aea8c0
  6. #a7a1b5
  7. #9f9aaa
  8. #9794a0
  9. #8f8d95
  10. #88878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cac5d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bac8ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcc7e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8c8cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2c5eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c5e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cac5da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc2ea {
  color: #cdc2ea;
}
Background
.bg-cdc2ea {
  background-color: #cdc2ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc2ea {
  border: 2px solid #cdc2ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc2ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 194 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 49% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc2ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc2ea, #e1c2ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc2ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 194 234 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.36 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.75 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.02 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.12 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.33 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.39 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.46 #323d15 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cdc2ea  rgb(205, 194, 234)  hsl(257, 49%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#dfeac2  rgb(223, 234, 194)  hsl(77, 49%, 84%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#eacdc2  rgb(234, 205, 194)  hsl(17, 49%, 84%)  Zinnwaldite
#c2eacd  rgb(194, 234, 205)  hsl(137, 49%, 84%)  Magic Mint