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#DBCDFD

#dbcdfd ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dbcdfd is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 80.39% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.44% cyan, 18.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 257.5°, 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 14.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.52.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6581

Complementary

  1. #dbcdfd
  2. #effdcd

Split complementary

  1. #dbcdfd
  2. #fdf3cd
  3. #d7fdcd

Analogous

  1. #cdd7fd
  2. #dbcdfd
  3. #f3cdfd

Triadic

  1. #dbcdfd
  2. #fddbcd
  3. #cdfddb

Tetradic

  1. #dbcdfd
  2. #fdcdef
  3. #effdcd
  4. #cdfddb

Square

  1. #dbcdfd
  2. #fdcdd7
  3. #effdcd
  4. #cdfdf3

Monochromatic

  1. #713af7
  2. #a683fa
  3. #dbcdfd
  4. #f1ebfe
  5. #f1ebfe

Shades

#dbcdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcdfd
  2. #c5b9e4
  3. #afa4ca
  4. #9990b1
  5. #837b98
  6. #6e677f
  7. #585265
  8. #423e4c
  9. #2c2933
  10. #161519
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcdfd
  2. #dfd2fd
  3. #e2d7fd
  4. #e6dcfe
  5. #e9e1fe
  6. #ede6fe
  7. #f1ebfe
  8. #f4f0fe
  9. #f8f5ff
  10. #fbfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcdfd
  2. #d2c5f1
  3. #c9bee4
  4. #c0b6d8
  5. #b7aecb
  6. #aea7bf
  7. #a49fb2
  8. #9b97a6
  9. #928f99
  10. #89888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d1e6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4d4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6d4fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5d4dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdd1fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ced1fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8d1eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcdfd {
  color: #dbcdfd;
}
Background
.bg-dbcdfd {
  background-color: #dbcdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcdfd {
  border: 2px solid #dbcdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 92% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcdfd, #f3cdfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 253 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.52 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.55 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.88 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.45 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.68 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.62 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.47 #243202 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#dbcdfd  rgb(219, 205, 253)  hsl(258, 92%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#effdcd  rgb(239, 253, 205)  hsl(78, 92%, 90%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#fddbcd  rgb(253, 219, 205)  hsl(18, 92%, 90%)  Unbleached Silk
#cdfddb  rgb(205, 253, 219)  hsl(138, 92%, 90%)  Magic Mint