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#CDCBEF

#cdcbef ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cdcbef 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, 79.61% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.23% cyan, 15.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 243.33°, with 52.94% saturation and 86.67% 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 13.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.11.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6192

Complementary

  1. #cdcbef
  2. #edefcb

Split complementary

  1. #cdcbef
  2. #efdfcb
  3. #dbefcb

Analogous

  1. #cbdbef
  2. #cdcbef
  3. #dfcbef

Triadic

  1. #cdcbef
  2. #efcdcb
  3. #cbefcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcbef
  2. #efcbed
  3. #edefcb
  4. #cbefcd

Square

  1. #cdcbef
  2. #efcbdb
  3. #edefcb
  4. #cbefdf

Monochromatic

  1. #5d56cb
  2. #9591dd
  3. #cdcbef
  4. #f0effa
  5. #f0effa

Shades

#cdcbef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcbef
  2. #b9b7d7
  3. #a4a2bf
  4. #908ea7
  5. #7b7a8f
  6. #676678
  7. #525160
  8. #3e3d48
  9. #292930
  10. #151418
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcbef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcbef
  2. #d2d0f1
  3. #d7d5f2
  4. #dcdbf4
  5. #e1e0f5
  6. #e6e5f7
  7. #ebeaf9
  8. #f0effa
  9. #f5f5fc
  10. #fafafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcbef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcbef
  2. #c5c4e4
  3. #bebcd9
  4. #b6b5ce
  5. #aeadc3
  6. #a7a6b8
  7. #9f9eac
  8. #9797a1
  9. #8f8f96
  10. #88888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cecddc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3cff1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2cdee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6d1d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7cef0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7ccee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9cee1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcbef {
  color: #cdcbef;
}
Background
.bg-cdcbef {
  background-color: #cdcbef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcbef {
  border: 2px solid #cdcbef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcbef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 203 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 53% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcbef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcbef, #dfcbef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcbef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 203 239 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.11 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.71 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 8.04 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.93 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.83 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.44 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 12.45 #323410 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cdcbef  rgb(205, 203, 239)  hsl(243, 53%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#edefcb  rgb(237, 239, 203)  hsl(63, 53%, 87%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#efcdcb  rgb(239, 205, 203)  hsl(3, 53%, 87%)  Pale Pink
#cbefcd  rgb(203, 239, 205)  hsl(123, 53%, 87%)  Tea Green