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#CDCDEB

#cdcdeb ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cdcdeb 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, 80.39% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.77% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 42.86% saturation and 86.27% 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 13.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.71.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6264

Complementary

  1. #cdcdeb
  2. #ebebcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcdeb
  2. #ebdccd
  3. #dcebcd

Analogous

  1. #cddceb
  2. #cdcdeb
  3. #dccdeb

Triadic

  1. #cdcdeb
  2. #ebcdcd
  3. #cdebcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcdeb
  2. #ebcdeb
  3. #ebebcd
  4. #cdebcd

Square

  1. #cdcdeb
  2. #ebcddc
  3. #ebebcd
  4. #cdebdc

Monochromatic

  1. #6060bf
  2. #9696d5
  3. #cdcdeb
  4. #f0f0f9
  5. #f0f0f9

Shades

#cdcdeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcdeb
  2. #b9b9d4
  3. #a4a4bc
  4. #9090a5
  5. #7b7b8d
  6. #676776
  7. #52525e
  8. #3e3e47
  9. #29292f
  10. #151518
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcdeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcdeb
  2. #d2d2ed
  3. #d7d7ef
  4. #dcdcf1
  5. #e1e1f3
  6. #e6e6f5
  7. #ebebf7
  8. #f0f0f9
  9. #f5f5fb
  10. #fafafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcdeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcdeb
  2. #c5c5e0
  3. #bebed6
  4. #b6b6cb
  5. #aeaec0
  6. #a7a7b6
  7. #9f9fab
  8. #9797a0
  9. #8f8f95
  10. #88888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cecedb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6d0ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5cfea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7d2d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9cfec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8ceea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9d0df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcdeb {
  color: #cdcdeb;
}
Background
.bg-cdcdeb {
  background-color: #cdcdeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcdeb {
  border: 2px solid #cdcdeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcdeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 43% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcdeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcdeb, #dccdeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcdeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 235 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.71 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.92 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 6.59 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.32 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.41 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.85 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 11.09 #323214 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cdcdeb  rgb(205, 205, 235)  hsl(240, 43%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#ebebcd  rgb(235, 235, 205)  hsl(60, 43%, 86%)  Beige
#ebcdcd  rgb(235, 205, 205)  hsl(0, 43%, 86%)  Pale Pink
#cdebcd  rgb(205, 235, 205)  hsl(120, 43%, 86%)  Tea Green