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#CDCBFF

#cdcbff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cdcbff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.61% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 242.31°, with 100% saturation and 89.8% 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 13.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 0.58.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6291

Complementary

  1. #cdcbff
  2. #fdffcb

Split complementary

  1. #cdcbff
  2. #ffe7cb
  3. #e3ffcb

Analogous

  1. #cbe3ff
  2. #cdcbff
  3. #e7cbff

Triadic

  1. #cdcbff
  2. #ffcdcb
  3. #cbffcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcbff
  2. #ffcbfd
  3. #fdffcb
  4. #cbffcd

Square

  1. #cdcbff
  2. #ffcbe3
  3. #fdffcb
  4. #cbffe7

Monochromatic

  1. #3a32ff
  2. #837eff
  3. #cdcbff
  4. #ebebff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#cdcbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcbff
  2. #b9b7e6
  3. #a4a2cc
  4. #908eb3
  5. #7b7a99
  6. #676680
  7. #525166
  8. #3e3d4d
  9. #292933
  10. #15141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcbff
  2. #d2d0ff
  3. #d7d5ff
  4. #dcdbff
  5. #e1e0ff
  6. #e6e5ff
  7. #ebeaff
  8. #f0efff
  9. #f5f5ff
  10. #fafaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcbff
  2. #c5c4f2
  3. #bebce6
  4. #b6b5d9
  5. #aeadcc
  6. #a7a6c0
  7. #9f9eb3
  8. #9797a6
  9. #8f8f99
  10. #88888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfcee4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bed1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdcefe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2d4dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4cfff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4cdfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7d0eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcbff {
  color: #cdcbff;
}
Background
.bg-cdcbff {
  background-color: #cdcbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcbff {
  border: 2px solid #cdcbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 203 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 100% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcbff, #e7cbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 203 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 0.58 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.30 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.57 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.57 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.85 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.96 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.39 #323400 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cdcbff  rgb(205, 203, 255)  hsl(242, 100%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#fdffcb  rgb(253, 255, 203)  hsl(62, 100%, 90%)  Cream
#ffcdcb  rgb(255, 205, 203)  hsl(2, 100%, 90%)  Baby Pink
#cbffcd  rgb(203, 255, 205)  hsl(122, 100%, 90%)  Tea Green