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#CDCFEC

#cdcfec ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cdcfec 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, 81.18% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.14% cyan, 12.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 236.13°, with 44.93% 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 13.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.97.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6366

Complementary

  1. #cdcfec
  2. #eceacd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcfec
  2. #ecdacd
  3. #deeccd

Analogous

  1. #cddeec
  2. #cdcfec
  3. #dacdec

Triadic

  1. #cdcfec
  2. #eccdcf
  3. #cfeccd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcfec
  2. #eacdec
  3. #eceacd
  4. #cfeccd

Square

  1. #cdcfec
  2. #eccdde
  3. #eceacd
  4. #cdecda

Monochromatic

  1. #5e65c2
  2. #969ad7
  3. #cdcfec
  4. #f0f1f9
  5. #f0f1f9

Shades

#cdcfec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcfec
  2. #b9bad4
  3. #a4a6bd
  4. #9091a5
  5. #7b7c8e
  6. #676876
  7. #52535e
  8. #3e3e47
  9. #29292f
  10. #151518
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcfec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcfec
  2. #d2d4ee
  3. #d7d9f0
  4. #dcddf2
  5. #e1e2f4
  6. #e6e7f6
  7. #ebecf7
  8. #f0f1f9
  9. #f5f5fb
  10. #fafafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcfec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcfec
  2. #c5c7e1
  3. #bebfd6
  4. #b6b7cc
  5. #aeafc1
  6. #a7a8b6
  7. #9fa0ab
  8. #9798a0
  9. #8f9096
  10. #88888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfd0dc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8d2ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7d0eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7d4d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cad1ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9d0ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9d2e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcfec {
  color: #cdcfec;
}
Background
.bg-cdcfec {
  background-color: #cdcfec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcfec {
  border: 2px solid #cdcfec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcfec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 207 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 45% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcfec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcfec, #dacdec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcfec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 207 236 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.97 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 6.08 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.44 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.68 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.92 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.20 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 10.68 #323013 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#cdcfec  rgb(205, 207, 236)  hsl(236, 45%, 86%)  Periwinkle
#eceacd  rgb(236, 234, 205)  hsl(56, 45%, 86%)  Beige
#eccdcf  rgb(236, 205, 207)  hsl(356, 45%, 86%)  Pale Pink
#cfeccd  rgb(207, 236, 205)  hsl(116, 45%, 86%)  Tea Green