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#CDCAEC

#cdcaec ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cdcaec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.14% cyan, 14.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 245.29°, with 47.22% saturation and 85.88% 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 13.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.83.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6128

Complementary

  1. #cdcaec
  2. #e9ecca

Split complementary

  1. #cdcaec
  2. #ecdeca
  3. #d8ecca

Analogous

  1. #cad8ec
  2. #cdcaec
  3. #decaec

Triadic

  1. #cdcaec
  2. #eccdca
  3. #caeccd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcaec
  2. #eccae9
  3. #e9ecca
  4. #caeccd

Square

  1. #cdcaec
  2. #eccad8
  3. #e9ecca
  4. #caecde

Monochromatic

  1. #6359c4
  2. #9892d8
  3. #cdcaec
  4. #f1f0fa
  5. #f1f0fa

Shades

#cdcaec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcaec
  2. #b9b6d4
  3. #a4a2bd
  4. #908da5
  5. #7b798e
  6. #676576
  7. #52515e
  8. #3e3d47
  9. #29282f
  10. #151418
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcaec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcaec
  2. #d2cfee
  3. #d7d5f0
  4. #dcdaf2
  5. #e1dff4
  6. #e6e5f6
  7. #ebeaf7
  8. #f0eff9
  9. #f5f4fb
  10. #fafafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcaec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcaec
  2. #c5c3e1
  3. #bebbd6
  4. #b6b4cc
  5. #aeacc1
  6. #a7a5b6
  7. #9f9eab
  8. #9796a0
  9. #8f8f96
  10. #88878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdccda ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ceee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2cdeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7cfd5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7cced ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7cceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9cddf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcaec {
  color: #cdcaec;
}
Background
.bg-cdcaec {
  background-color: #cdcaec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcaec {
  border: 2px solid #cdcaec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcaec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 202 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 47% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcaec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcaec, #decaec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcaec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 202 236 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.83 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.03 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 7.91 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.34 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.86 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.64 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 12.28 #323513 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cdcaec  rgb(205, 202, 236)  hsl(245, 47%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#e9ecca  rgb(233, 236, 202)  hsl(65, 47%, 86%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#eccdca  rgb(236, 205, 202)  hsl(5, 47%, 86%)  Pale Pink
#caeccd  rgb(202, 236, 205)  hsl(125, 47%, 86%)  Tea Green