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#D9CDFD

#d9cdfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#d9cdfd is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 80.39% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.23% cyan, 18.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 92.31% saturation and 89.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6551

Complementary

  1. #d9cdfd
  2. #f1fdcd

Split complementary

  1. #d9cdfd
  2. #fdf1cd
  3. #d9fdcd

Analogous

  1. #cdd9fd
  2. #d9cdfd
  3. #f1cdfd

Triadic

  1. #d9cdfd
  2. #fdd9cd
  3. #cdfdd9

Tetradic

  1. #d9cdfd
  2. #fdcdf1
  3. #f1fdcd
  4. #cdfdd9

Square

  1. #d9cdfd
  2. #fdcdd9
  3. #f1fdcd
  4. #cdfdf1

Monochromatic

  1. #693af7
  2. #a183fa
  3. #d9cdfd
  4. #f0ebfe
  5. #f0ebfe

Shades

#d9cdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9cdfd
  2. #c3b9e4
  3. #aea4ca
  4. #9890b1
  5. #827b98
  6. #6d677f
  7. #575265
  8. #413e4c
  9. #2b2933
  10. #161519
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9cdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9cdfd
  2. #ddd2fd
  3. #e1d7fd
  4. #e4dcfe
  5. #e8e1fe
  6. #ece6fe
  7. #f0ebfe
  8. #f4f0fe
  9. #f7f5ff
  10. #fbfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9cdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9cdfd
  2. #d0c5f1
  3. #c7bee4
  4. #beb6d8
  5. #b5aecb
  6. #ada7bf
  7. #a49fb2
  8. #9b97a6
  9. #928f99
  10. #89888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1e5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3d4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5d3fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3d4dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccd1fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdd1fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5d1eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9cdfd {
  color: #d9cdfd;
}
Background
.bg-d9cdfd {
  background-color: #d9cdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9cdfd {
  border: 2px solid #d9cdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9cdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 205 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 92% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9cdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9cdfd, #f1cdfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9cdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 205 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 3.95 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.84 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.91 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.69 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.49 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.83 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 12.49 #263202 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#d9cdfd  rgb(217, 205, 253)  hsl(255, 92%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#f1fdcd  rgb(241, 253, 205)  hsl(75, 92%, 90%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#fdd9cd  rgb(253, 217, 205)  hsl(15, 92%, 90%)  Unbleached Silk
#cdfdd9  rgb(205, 253, 217)  hsl(135, 92%, 90%)  Tea Green