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#DBCDFF

#dbcdff ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dbcdff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.12% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 256.8°, with 100% saturation and 90.2% 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 14.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.29.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6594

Complementary

  1. #dbcdff
  2. #f1ffcd

Split complementary

  1. #dbcdff
  2. #fff4cd
  3. #d8ffcd

Analogous

  1. #cdd8ff
  2. #dbcdff
  3. #f4cdff

Triadic

  1. #dbcdff
  2. #ffdbcd
  3. #cdffdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbcdff
  2. #ffcdf1
  3. #f1ffcd
  4. #cdffdb

Square

  1. #dbcdff
  2. #ffcdd8
  3. #f1ffcd
  4. #cdfff4

Monochromatic

  1. #6d34ff
  2. #a481ff
  3. #dbcdff
  4. #f0ebff
  5. #f0ebff

Shades

#dbcdff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcdff
  2. #c5b9e6
  3. #afa4cc
  4. #9990b3
  5. #837b99
  6. #6e6780
  7. #585266
  8. #423e4d
  9. #2c2933
  10. #16151a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcdff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcdff
  2. #dfd2ff
  3. #e2d7ff
  4. #e6dcff
  5. #e9e1ff
  6. #ede6ff
  7. #f1ebff
  8. #f4f0ff
  9. #f8f5ff
  10. #fbfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcdff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcdff
  2. #d2c5f2
  3. #c9bee6
  4. #c0b6d9
  5. #b7aecc
  6. #aea7c0
  7. #a49fb3
  8. #9b97a6
  9. #928f99
  10. #89888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d1e7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3d4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5d4fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5d4de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdd1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ced1fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7d1ec ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcdff {
  color: #dbcdff;
}
Background
.bg-dbcdff {
  background-color: #dbcdff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcdff {
  border: 2px solid #dbcdff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcdff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 100% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcdff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcdff, #f4cdff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcdff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.29 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.01 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.24 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.37 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.96 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.61 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.68 #243200 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#dbcdff  rgb(219, 205, 255)  hsl(257, 100%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#f1ffcd  rgb(241, 255, 205)  hsl(77, 100%, 90%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#ffdbcd  rgb(255, 219, 205)  hsl(17, 100%, 90%)  Unbleached Silk
#cdffdb  rgb(205, 255, 219)  hsl(137, 100%, 90%)  Magic Mint