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#DCDBFF

#dcdbff ≈ Periwinkle

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dcdbff is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 85.88% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.73% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 241.67°, 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 15.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 5.21.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.731

Complementary

  1. #dcdbff
  2. #feffdb

Split complementary

  1. #dcdbff
  2. #ffeedb
  3. #ecffdb

Analogous

  1. #dbecff
  2. #dcdbff
  3. #eedbff

Triadic

  1. #dcdbff
  2. #ffdcdb
  3. #dbffdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcdbff
  2. #ffdbfe
  3. #feffdb
  4. #dbffdc

Square

  1. #dcdbff
  2. #ffdbec
  3. #feffdb
  4. #dbffee

Monochromatic

  1. #4742ff
  2. #928eff
  3. #dcdbff
  4. #ebebff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#dcdbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcdbff
  2. #c6c5e6
  3. #b0afcc
  4. #9a99b3
  5. #848399
  6. #6e6e80
  7. #585866
  8. #42424d
  9. #2c2c33
  10. #16161a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcdbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcdbff
  2. #e0dfff
  3. #e3e2ff
  4. #e7e6ff
  5. #eae9ff
  6. #eeedff
  7. #f1f1ff
  8. #f5f4ff
  9. #f8f8ff
  10. #fcfbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcdbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcdbff
  2. #d3d2f2
  3. #cac9e6
  4. #c0c0d9
  5. #b7b7cc
  6. #aeaec0
  7. #a5a4b3
  8. #9c9ba6
  9. #929299
  10. #89898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.62:1 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 #d5e1e7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7ddff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6dcfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8def1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcdbff {
  color: #dcdbff;
}
Background
.bg-dcdbff {
  background-color: #dcdbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcdbff {
  border: 2px solid #dcdbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcdbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 219 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 100% 93%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcdbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcdbff, #eedbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcdbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 219 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 5.21 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 5.77 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.77 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 10.16 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.63 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.69 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 12.11 #232400 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#dcdbff  rgb(220, 219, 255)  hsl(242, 100%, 93%)  Periwinkle
#feffdb  rgb(254, 255, 219)  hsl(62, 100%, 93%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#ffdcdb  rgb(255, 220, 219)  hsl(2, 100%, 93%)  Pale Pink
#dbffdc  rgb(219, 255, 220)  hsl(122, 100%, 93%)  Tea Green