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#CDCAEB

#cdcaeb ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cdcaeb 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, 79.22% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.77% cyan, 14.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 245.45°, with 45.21% saturation and 85.69% 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 13.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.12.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6122

Complementary

  1. #cdcaeb
  2. #e8ebca

Split complementary

  1. #cdcaeb
  2. #ebdeca
  3. #d8ebca

Analogous

  1. #cad8eb
  2. #cdcaeb
  3. #decaeb

Triadic

  1. #cdcaeb
  2. #ebcdca
  3. #caebcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcaeb
  2. #ebcae8
  3. #e8ebca
  4. #caebcd

Square

  1. #cdcaeb
  2. #ebcad8
  3. #e8ebca
  4. #caebde

Monochromatic

  1. #645bc1
  2. #9992d6
  3. #cdcaeb
  4. #f1f0f9
  5. #f1f0f9

Shades

#cdcaeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcaeb
  2. #b9b6d4
  3. #a4a2bc
  4. #908da5
  5. #7b798d
  6. #676576
  7. #52515e
  8. #3e3d47
  9. #29282f
  10. #151418
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcaeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcaeb
  2. #d2cfed
  3. #d7d5ef
  4. #dcdaf1
  5. #e1dff3
  6. #e6e5f5
  7. #ebeaf7
  8. #f0eff9
  9. #f5f4fb
  10. #fafafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcaeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcaeb
  2. #c5c3e0
  3. #bebbd6
  4. #b6b4cb
  5. #aeacc0
  6. #a7a5b6
  7. #9f9eab
  8. #9796a0
  9. #8f8f95
  10. #88878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdccda ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ceed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3cdea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7cfd5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7ccec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7ccea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cacdde ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcaeb {
  color: #cdcaeb;
}
Background
.bg-cdcaeb {
  background-color: #cdcaeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcaeb {
  border: 2px solid #cdcaeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcaeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 202 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 45% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcaeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcaeb, #decaeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcaeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 202 235 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.12 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.78 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 7.75 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.25 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.87 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.59 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 12.09 #323514 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cdcaeb  rgb(205, 202, 235)  hsl(245, 45%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#e8ebca  rgb(232, 235, 202)  hsl(65, 45%, 86%)  Beige
#ebcdca  rgb(235, 205, 202)  hsl(5, 45%, 86%)  Pale Pink
#caebcd  rgb(202, 235, 205)  hsl(125, 45%, 86%)  Tea Green