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#CDC8FF

#cdc8ff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cdc8ff is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 78.43% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.61% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 245.45°, with 100% saturation and 89.22% 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 13.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 1.57.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6151

Complementary

  1. #cdc8ff
  2. #faffc8

Split complementary

  1. #cdc8ff
  2. #ffe9c8
  3. #dfffc8

Analogous

  1. #c8dfff
  2. #cdc8ff
  3. #e9c8ff

Triadic

  1. #cdc8ff
  2. #ffcdc8
  3. #c8ffcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc8ff
  2. #ffc8fa
  3. #faffc8
  4. #c8ffcd

Square

  1. #cdc8ff
  2. #ffc8df
  3. #faffc8
  4. #c8ffe9

Monochromatic

  1. #422fff
  2. #877cff
  3. #cdc8ff
  4. #ecebff
  5. #ecebff

Shades

#cdc8ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc8ff
  2. #b9b4e6
  3. #a4a0cc
  4. #908cb3
  5. #7b7899
  6. #676480
  7. #525066
  8. #3e3c4d
  9. #292833
  10. #15141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc8ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc8ff
  2. #d2ceff
  3. #d7d3ff
  4. #dcd9ff
  5. #e1deff
  6. #e6e4ff
  7. #ebe9ff
  8. #f0efff
  9. #f5f4ff
  10. #fafaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc8ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc8ff
  2. #c5c1f2
  3. #bebae6
  4. #b6b2d9
  5. #aeabcc
  6. #a7a4c0
  7. #9f9db3
  8. #9796a6
  9. #8f8e99
  10. #88878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdcbe3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbcfff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baccfd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3d1db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2ccff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2cbfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7cdea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc8ff {
  color: #cdc8ff;
}
Background
.bg-cdc8ff {
  background-color: #cdc8ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc8ff {
  border: 2px solid #cdc8ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc8ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 200 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 100% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc8ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc8ff, #e9c8ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc8ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 200 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 1.57 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.90 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.31 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.88 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.99 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.27 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.84 #323700 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cdc8ff  rgb(205, 200, 255)  hsl(245, 100%, 89%)  Periwinkle
#faffc8  rgb(250, 255, 200)  hsl(65, 100%, 89%)  Cream
#ffcdc8  rgb(255, 205, 200)  hsl(5, 100%, 89%)  Baby Pink
#c8ffcd  rgb(200, 255, 205)  hsl(125, 100%, 89%)  Tea Green