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#DFD8FA

#dfd8fa ≈ Periwinkle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dfd8fa is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.71% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.8% cyan, 13.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 252.35°, with 77.27% saturation and 91.37% 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 15.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Periwinkle (#ccccff), ΔE 6.19.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.717

Complementary

  1. #dfd8fa
  2. #f3fad8

Split complementary

  1. #dfd8fa
  2. #faf0d8
  3. #e2fad8

Analogous

  1. #d8e2fa
  2. #dfd8fa
  3. #f0d8fa

Triadic

  1. #dfd8fa
  2. #fadfd8
  3. #d8fadf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd8fa
  2. #fad8f3
  3. #f3fad8
  4. #d8fadf

Square

  1. #dfd8fa
  2. #fad8e2
  3. #f3fad8
  4. #d8faf0

Monochromatic

  1. #7050e9
  2. #a794f1
  3. #dfd8fa
  4. #f0edfd
  5. #f0edfd

Shades

#dfd8fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd8fa
  2. #c9c2e1
  3. #b2adc8
  4. #9c97af
  5. #868296
  6. #706c7d
  7. #595664
  8. #43414b
  9. #2d2b32
  10. #161619
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd8fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd8fa
  2. #e2dcfb
  3. #e5e0fb
  4. #e9e4fc
  5. #ece8fc
  6. #efecfd
  7. #f2effd
  8. #f5f3fe
  9. #f9f7fe
  10. #fcfbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd8fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd8fa
  2. #d6cfee
  3. #ccc6e2
  4. #c3bed5
  5. #b9b5c9
  6. #b0acbd
  7. #a6a3b1
  8. #9d9aa5
  9. #939298
  10. #8a898c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dddbe9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1dcfc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2dcf9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dadde3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7dbfb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7daf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcdbed ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd8fa {
  color: #dfd8fa;
}
Background
.bg-dfd8fa {
  background-color: #dfd8fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd8fa {
  border: 2px solid #dfd8fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd8fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 77% 91%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd8fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd8fa, #f0d8fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd8fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 250 / 0.35);
}

#ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.19 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.21 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 6.23 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.53 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 10.08 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 11.92 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 12.37 #202705 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Periwinkle
#dfd8fa  rgb(223, 216, 250)  hsl(252, 77%, 91%)  Periwinkle
#f3fad8  rgb(243, 250, 216)  hsl(72, 77%, 91%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#fadfd8  rgb(250, 223, 216)  hsl(12, 77%, 91%)  Misty Rose
#d8fadf  rgb(216, 250, 223)  hsl(132, 77%, 91%)  Tea Green