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#DCD4FA

#dcd4fa ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dcd4fa is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 83.14% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12% cyan, 15.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 252.63°, with 79.17% saturation and 90.59% 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 14.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.692

Complementary

  1. #dcd4fa
  2. #f2fad4

Split complementary

  1. #dcd4fa
  2. #faefd4
  3. #dffad4

Analogous

  1. #d4dffa
  2. #dcd4fa
  3. #efd4fa

Triadic

  1. #dcd4fa
  2. #fadcd4
  3. #d4fadc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd4fa
  2. #fad4f2
  3. #f2fad4
  4. #d4fadc

Square

  1. #dcd4fa
  2. #fad4df
  3. #f2fad4
  4. #d4faef

Monochromatic

  1. #6c4bea
  2. #a48ff2
  3. #dcd4fa
  4. #f0edfd
  5. #f0edfd

Shades

#dcd4fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd4fa
  2. #c6bfe1
  3. #b0aac8
  4. #9a94af
  5. #847f96
  6. #6e6a7d
  7. #585564
  8. #42404b
  9. #2c2a32
  10. #161519
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd4fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd4fa
  2. #e0d8fb
  3. #e3ddfb
  4. #e7e1fc
  5. #eae5fc
  6. #eeeafd
  7. #f1eefd
  8. #f5f2fe
  9. #f8f6fe
  10. #fcfbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd4fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd4fa
  2. #d3ccee
  3. #cac3e2
  4. #c0bbd5
  5. #b7b2c9
  6. #aeaabd
  7. #a5a2b1
  8. #9c99a5
  9. #929198
  10. #89888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad7e7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccd9fc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdd8f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7dae0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3d7fb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3d7f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9d7eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd4fa {
  color: #dcd4fa;
}
Background
.bg-dcd4fa {
  background-color: #dcd4fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd4fa {
  border: 2px solid #dcd4fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd4fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 212 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 79% 91%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd4fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd4fa, #efd4fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd4fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 212 250 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.13 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.79 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 7.60 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.33 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 11.52 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 12.23 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 12.98 #232b05 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#dcd4fa  rgb(220, 212, 250)  hsl(253, 79%, 91%)  Periwinkle
#f2fad4  rgb(242, 250, 212)  hsl(73, 79%, 91%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#fadcd4  rgb(250, 220, 212)  hsl(13, 79%, 91%)  Misty Rose
#d4fadc  rgb(212, 250, 220)  hsl(133, 79%, 91%)  Tea Green