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#DBDBFF

#dbdbff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dbdbff is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 85.88% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.12% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 92.94% 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 15.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.11.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.7294

Complementary

  1. #dbdbff
  2. #ffffdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbdbff
  2. #ffeddb
  3. #edffdb

Analogous

  1. #dbedff
  2. #dbdbff
  3. #eddbff

Triadic

  1. #dbdbff
  2. #ffdbdb
  3. #dbffdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbdbff
  2. #ffdbff
  3. #ffffdb
  4. #dbffdb

Square

  1. #dbdbff
  2. #ffdbed
  3. #ffffdb
  4. #dbffed

Monochromatic

  1. #4242ff
  2. #8e8eff
  3. #dbdbff
  4. #ebebff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#dbdbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbdbff
  2. #c5c5e6
  3. #afafcc
  4. #9999b3
  5. #838399
  6. #6e6e80
  7. #585866
  8. #42424d
  9. #2c2c33
  10. #16161a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbdbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbdbff
  2. #dfdfff
  3. #e2e2ff
  4. #e6e6ff
  5. #e9e9ff
  6. #ededff
  7. #f1f1ff
  8. #f4f4ff
  9. #f8f8ff
  10. #fbfbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbdbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbdbff
  2. #d2d2f2
  3. #c9c9e6
  4. #c0c0d9
  5. #b7b7cc
  6. #aeaec0
  7. #a4a4b3
  8. #9b9ba6
  9. #929299
  10. #89898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddddec ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3dfff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2ddfe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4e1e7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6ddff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5dcfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7dff1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbdbff {
  color: #dbdbff;
}
Background
.bg-dbdbff {
  background-color: #dbdbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbdbff {
  border: 2px solid #dbdbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbdbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 219 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 100% 93%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbdbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbdbff, #eddbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbdbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 219 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.11 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 5.73 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.95 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 10.19 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.91 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.37 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 12.07 #242400 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#dbdbff  rgb(219, 219, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 93%)  Periwinkle
#ffffdb  rgb(255, 255, 219)  hsl(60, 100%, 93%)  Light Yellow
#ffdbdb  rgb(255, 219, 219)  hsl(0, 100%, 93%)  Pale Pink
#dbffdb  rgb(219, 255, 219)  hsl(120, 100%, 93%)  Tea Green