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#CDCEEB

#cdceeb ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cdceeb 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, 80.78% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.77% cyan, 12.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 238°, 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 13.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6312

Complementary

  1. #cdceeb
  2. #ebeacd

Split complementary

  1. #cdceeb
  2. #ebdbcd
  3. #ddebcd

Analogous

  1. #cdddeb
  2. #cdceeb
  3. #dbcdeb

Triadic

  1. #cdceeb
  2. #ebcdce
  3. #ceebcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdceeb
  2. #eacdeb
  3. #ebeacd
  4. #ceebcd

Square

  1. #cdceeb
  2. #ebcddd
  3. #ebeacd
  4. #cdebdb

Monochromatic

  1. #6063bf
  2. #9698d5
  3. #cdceeb
  4. #f0f1f9
  5. #f0f1f9

Shades

#cdceeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdceeb
  2. #b9b9d4
  3. #a4a5bc
  4. #9090a5
  5. #7b7c8d
  6. #676776
  7. #52525e
  8. #3e3e47
  9. #29292f
  10. #151518
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdceeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdceeb
  2. #d2d3ed
  3. #d7d8ef
  4. #dcddf1
  5. #e1e2f3
  6. #e6e7f5
  7. #ebebf7
  8. #f0f0f9
  9. #f5f5fb
  10. #fafafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdceeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdceeb
  2. #c5c6e0
  3. #bebed6
  4. #b6b7cb
  5. #aeafc0
  6. #a7a7b6
  7. #9f9fab
  8. #9797a0
  9. #8f9095
  10. #88888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfcfdb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7d1ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6cfea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7d3d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cad0ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9cfeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9d1df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdceeb {
  color: #cdceeb;
}
Background
.bg-cdceeb {
  background-color: #cdceeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdceeb {
  border: 2px solid #cdceeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdceeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 206 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 43% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdceeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdceeb, #dbcdeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdceeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 206 235 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.99 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.08 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 6.25 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.00 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.75 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.89 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 10.79 #323114 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cdceeb  rgb(205, 206, 235)  hsl(238, 43%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#ebeacd  rgb(235, 234, 205)  hsl(58, 43%, 86%)  Beige
#ebcdce  rgb(235, 205, 206)  hsl(358, 43%, 86%)  Pale Pink
#ceebcd  rgb(206, 235, 205)  hsl(118, 43%, 86%)  Tea Green