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#DDCDFF

#ddcdff ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ddcdff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 80.39% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.33% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 259.2°, 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 14.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6625

Complementary

  1. #ddcdff
  2. #efffcd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcdff
  2. #fff6cd
  3. #d6ffcd

Analogous

  1. #cdd6ff
  2. #ddcdff
  3. #f6cdff

Triadic

  1. #ddcdff
  2. #ffddcd
  3. #cdffdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcdff
  2. #ffcdef
  3. #efffcd
  4. #cdffdd

Square

  1. #ddcdff
  2. #ffcdd6
  3. #efffcd
  4. #cdfff6

Monochromatic

  1. #7534ff
  2. #a981ff
  3. #ddcdff
  4. #f1ebff
  5. #f1ebff

Shades

#ddcdff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcdff
  2. #c7b9e6
  3. #b1a4cc
  4. #9b90b3
  5. #857b99
  6. #6f6780
  7. #585266
  8. #423e4d
  9. #2c2933
  10. #16151a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcdff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcdff
  2. #e0d2ff
  3. #e4d7ff
  4. #e7dcff
  5. #ebe1ff
  6. #eee6ff
  7. #f1ebff
  8. #f5f0ff
  9. #f8f5ff
  10. #fcfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcdff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcdff
  2. #d4c5f2
  3. #cabee6
  4. #c1b6d9
  5. #b8aecc
  6. #afa7c0
  7. #a59fb3
  8. #9c97a6
  9. #938f99
  10. #89888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d2e7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3d5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6d4fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7d4de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ced2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfd1fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dad1ec ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcdff {
  color: #ddcdff;
}
Background
.bg-ddcdff {
  background-color: #ddcdff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcdff {
  border: 2px solid #ddcdff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcdff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 205 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 100% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcdff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcdff, #f6cdff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcdff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 205 255 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 4.86 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.77 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.01 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.37 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.15 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.43 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 12.44 #223200 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#ddcdff  rgb(221, 205, 255)  hsl(259, 100%, 90%)  Periwinkle
#efffcd  rgb(239, 255, 205)  hsl(79, 100%, 90%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#ffddcd  rgb(255, 221, 205)  hsl(19, 100%, 90%)  Unbleached Silk
#cdffdd  rgb(205, 255, 221)  hsl(139, 100%, 90%)  Magic Mint