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#CDCAEF

#cdcaef ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cdcaef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.23% cyan, 15.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 244.86°, with 53.62% saturation and 86.47% 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 13.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6145

Complementary

  1. #cdcaef
  2. #ecefca

Split complementary

  1. #cdcaef
  2. #efdfca
  3. #daefca

Analogous

  1. #cadaef
  2. #cdcaef
  3. #dfcaef

Triadic

  1. #cdcaef
  2. #efcdca
  3. #caefcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcaef
  2. #efcaec
  3. #ecefca
  4. #caefcd

Square

  1. #cdcaef
  2. #efcada
  3. #ecefca
  4. #caefdf

Monochromatic

  1. #5e54cc
  2. #968fdd
  3. #cdcaef
  4. #f0effa
  5. #f0effa

Shades

#cdcaef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcaef
  2. #b9b6d7
  3. #a4a2bf
  4. #908da7
  5. #7b798f
  6. #676578
  7. #525160
  8. #3e3d48
  9. #292830
  10. #151418
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcaef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcaef
  2. #d2cff1
  3. #d7d5f2
  4. #dcdaf4
  5. #e1dff5
  6. #e6e5f7
  7. #ebeaf9
  8. #f0effa
  9. #f5f4fc
  10. #fafafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcaef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcaef
  2. #c5c3e4
  3. #bebbd9
  4. #b6b4ce
  5. #aeacc3
  6. #a7a5b8
  7. #9f9eac
  8. #9796a1
  9. #8f8f96
  10. #88878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdccdc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2cef1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1cdee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6d0d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6cdf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6ccee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9cde1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcaef {
  color: #cdcaef;
}
Background
.bg-cdcaef {
  background-color: #cdcaef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcaef {
  border: 2px solid #cdcaef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcaef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 202 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 54% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcaef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcaef, #dfcaef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcaef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 202 239 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 3.99 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.77 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 8.43 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.68 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.86 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.77 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 12.10 #323510 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cdcaef  rgb(205, 202, 239)  hsl(245, 54%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#ecefca  rgb(236, 239, 202)  hsl(65, 54%, 86%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#efcdca  rgb(239, 205, 202)  hsl(5, 54%, 86%)  Pale Pink
#caefcd  rgb(202, 239, 205)  hsl(125, 54%, 86%)  Tea Green